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English Definitions
lab
N
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
N
a workbench in a laboratory
N
a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
N
Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)
N
a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics
N
a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
labdanum
N
a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
N
a brief description given for purposes of identification
label
N
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
label
N
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
label
N
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
label
V
assign a label to; designate with a label
label
V
attach a tag or label to
label
V
pronounce judgment on
label
V
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
label
V
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
labeled
bearing or marked with a label or tag
bearing or marked with a label or tag
N
antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
N
antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
N
the two outer folds of the vulva
N
the two inner folds of the vulva
labial
N
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
labial
of or relating to the lips of the mouth
labial
relating to or near the female labium
N
an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
N
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
N
organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
N
a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
N
veins draining the lips of the vulva
labial vein
N
a vein draining the lips of the mouth
labialise
V
pronounce with rounded lips
labialize
V
pronounce with rounded lips
N
a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
labiate
having lips or parts that resemble lips
labile
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
labiodental
N
a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
labiodental consonant
N
a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
labium
N
a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)
N
one species: hyacinth bean
N
perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
N
a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
labor
N
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
labor
N
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labor
N
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
labor
N
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
N
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Labor
N
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
labor
N
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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