/ læb; NAmE / noun
( informal ) = laboratory :
science labs
a lab technician
a lab coat (= a white coat worn by scientists, etc. working in a laboratory)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
/ læb; NAmE / noun
( informal ) = laboratory :
science labs
a lab technician
a lab coat (= a white coat worn by scientists, etc. working in a laboratory)
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005