English Explanatory Dictionary

labeling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them.
  2. 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.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of label

Word forms

labeling labelings labelling

Synonyms

tagging branding trade dress

Derived words

biolabeling colabeling green labeling phospholabeling photoaffinity labeling photolabeling
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