lab
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈlab 
: laboratory
Lab
2 of 3noun (2)
ˈlab
: labrador retriever
Lab
3 of 3abbreviation
Labrador
Example Sentences
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Nicola Jones, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023 Experiments in the lab can’t reproduce what’s found in nature. —WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023 After the pandemic spread, the search for placement for them was sidelined, and the Bassetts stepped in to rescue them from life in the lab, or worse. —Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023 In the lab, though, the highest ranking males form particularly despotic regimes. —Byemily Underwood, science.org, 27 Jan. 2023 Optics wizards immediately started constructing dueling arrows of time in the lab. —Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023 Despite initially resenting one another, Whitney and Andrew eventually develop feelings for each other and start hooking up — in the lab, in the library, etc. —Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 And Vedanta, which is opting for a poop-free approach by growing the bacteria in the lab, rather than sourcing them from donors, plans to begin an advanced-stage clinical trial of its pills this year. —Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023 Scientists from the Open Source Malaria Consortium tested antimalarial compounds discovered through Ersilia’s AI models, and 50% were effective against malaria when tested in the lab - an incredibly high hit rate. —Shannon Farley, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023 See More
Noun
Over the following decades, researchers including Mechoulam would identify more than 140 active compounds, called cannabinoids, in the cannabis plant, and learn how to make many of them in the lab. —Nicola Jones, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023 Experiments in the lab can’t reproduce what’s found in nature. —WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023 After the pandemic spread, the search for placement for them was sidelined, and the Bassetts stepped in to rescue them from life in the lab, or worse. —Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023 In the lab, though, the highest ranking males form particularly despotic regimes. —Byemily Underwood, science.org, 27 Jan. 2023 Optics wizards immediately started constructing dueling arrows of time in the lab. —Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023 Despite initially resenting one another, Whitney and Andrew eventually develop feelings for each other and start hooking up — in the lab, in the library, etc. —Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 And Vedanta, which is opting for a poop-free approach by growing the bacteria in the lab, rather than sourcing them from donors, plans to begin an advanced-stage clinical trial of its pills this year. —Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023 Scientists from the Open Source Malaria Consortium tested antimalarial compounds discovered through Ersilia’s AI models, and 50% were effective against malaria when tested in the lab - an incredibly high hit rate. —Shannon Farley, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1868, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1925, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lab
Kids Definition
lab
noun ˈlab
: laboratory
Medical Definition
lab
noun ˈlab
: laboratory