lab

noun

1. (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.”

   “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.”

   “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.”

   “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.”

2. (colloquial)Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.

   “I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.”

3. (colloquial)A Labrador retriever.
4. (diminutive, form-of, informal)Diminutive of Labrador, a breed of dog.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Lyman-alpha blob;.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of lactic acid bacterium.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of linear alkylbenzene.

name

1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Labour.
2. (Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Lab., Abbreviation of Labrador: a region of Canada.
3. A river in Kosovo.
4. A region of Kosovo.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Labour Party.
6. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Labour Party.