"wet lab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wet labs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wet lab (plural wet labs)
  1. A laboratory that is equipped with plumbing, ventilation, and equipment for performing physical experiments.
    Sense id: en-wet_lab-en-noun-eMiQGXwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16

Verb

Forms: wet labs [present, singular, third-person], wet labbing [participle, present], wet labbed [participle, past], wet labbed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} wet lab (third-person singular simple present wet labs, present participle wet labbing, simple past and past participle wet labbed)
  1. To perform experiments that require a wet lab. Related terms: dry lab
    Sense id: en-wet_lab-en-verb-Dqf3-aqQ

Inflected forms

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