lab
verbEtymology Clipping of laboratory.
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Video games Slang To practise experimentally outside of competitive play.
lab
nounalso spelled Lab/læːb/
Etymology Clipping of laboratory.
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Colloquial A laboratory.
- I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster, from his slab, began to rise And suddenly, to my surprise He did the Mash He did the Monster Mash.1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:
- A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.2014, Jeff Jacobson, Growth, page 23:
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- The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.2023 August 2, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, “New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after Fauci’s retirement”, in CNN:
- Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.2025 March 28, Andrea Fox, “Lab critical to medical device development 'DOGEd'”, in Healthcare IT News:
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Colloquial Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.
- I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.
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