| lab | (noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research | Synonyms: laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory |
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| labdanum | (noun) a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative | Synonyms: ladanum |
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| (noun) 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 | Synonyms: gum labdanum |
| label | (noun) an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object | - |
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| (noun) a brief description given for purposes of identification | - |
| (noun) trade name of a company that produces musical recordings | Synonyms: recording label |
| (noun) a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction | - |
| labetalol | (noun) 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) | Synonyms: labetalol hydrochloride, Normodyne, Trandate |
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| labial | (noun) a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips | Synonyms: labial consonant |
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| labiodental | (noun) a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth | Synonyms: labiodental consonant |
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| labium | (noun) a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) | - |
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| labor | (noun) productive work (especially physical work done for wages) | Synonyms: labour, toil |
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| (noun) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | Synonyms: labour, project, task, undertaking |
| (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labour, proletariat, working class |
| (noun) an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement | Synonyms: labor movement, labour, trade union movement |
| (noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child | Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail |
| laboratory | (noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research | Synonyms: lab, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory |
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| (noun) a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation | Synonyms: testing ground |
| laborer | (noun) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | Synonyms: jack, labourer, manual laborer |
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| laboriousness | (noun) the quality of requiring extended effort | Synonyms: operoseness, toilsomeness |
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| labour | (noun) productive work (especially physical work done for wages) | Synonyms: labor, toil |
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| (noun) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | Synonyms: labor, project, task, undertaking |
| (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labor, proletariat, working class |
| (noun) an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement | Synonyms: labor, labor movement, trade union movement |
| (noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child | Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labor, lying-in, parturiency, travail |
| labourer | (noun) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | Synonyms: jack, laborer, manual laborer |
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| labrocyte | (noun) a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation | Synonyms: mast cell, mastocyte |
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| labyrinth | (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost | Synonyms: maze |
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| (noun) a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | Synonyms: inner ear, internal ear |
| labyrinthitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting | Synonyms: otitis interna |
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| labyrinthodont | (noun) an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia | - |
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