Definitions
Labeling - as a verb
To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
Example: "The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."
(ditransitive) to give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
Example: "He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once."
To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro
Labeling - as a noun
A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system.
The introduction of a traceable chemical group (e.g., containing an isotope or a fluorescent dye) into a protein or other biomolecule of interest so it can be tracked or quantified during experimental analysis.
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
LABELING has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
LABELING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 16.
LABELING has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.
