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# lab

«lab» in Mova's school dictionary: **A laboratory: a room or building where scientists do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a lab, labs — short for laboratory); also Lab (a Labrador dog)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, common) A laboratory: a room or building where scientists do experiments and tests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#m1)

2) (informal) A Labrador, a kind of large friendly dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

At school: the science lab with sinks, goggles and Bunsen burners. In safety: lab rules — wear goggles, tie hair back, no food or drink. Phrases: science lab, computer lab, lab coat, lab rules.

### examples

- We did an experiment in the science lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x1)
- Always wear goggles in the lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x2)
- The doctor sent my blood to the lab for tests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x3)
- Scientists in lab coats checked the samples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x4)
- No eating or drinking in the lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x5)
- Our neighbour has a black Lab called Max. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/#x6)

### note

Short for "laboratory"; "lab" is used even in fairly formal writing. Countable. Lab for the dog is short for Labrador (capital L). Do not confuse with "Labour" (a UK political party).

### In the corpora

- [Good scientists repeat tests with many animals in other labs, use rewards, let animals choose to take part and never hurt them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/389-how-scientists-test-animal-minds-the-mirror-test-puzzle-boxes-and-clever-hans/7/)
- [Every kitchen is a chemistry lab: heat, acid and water change food into new substances with new tastes, smells and textures.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/10-cooking-is-chemistry/0/)
- [Goggles are worn in the school lab because eyes are delicate and some chemicals damage them in seconds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/25-cleaning-chemicals-safety/18/)
- [Vaccines are tested in the lab and then in trials with thousands of people before approval, and their safety keeps being watched afterwards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/29-vaccinations-and-why/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lab» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lab/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.