"labful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: labfuls [plural], labsful [plural]
Etymology: lab + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lab|ful|pos=noun}} lab + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|labsful}} labful (plural labfuls or labsful)
  1. Synonym of laboratoryful Synonyms: laboratoryful [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-labful-en-noun-6bpcuL6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for labful meaning in English (1.8kB)

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