noun
labeling
noun
1
The labels attached to products or objects, or the process of putting them on.
"The new food labeling rules require calorie counts on every package."
2
In lab science, attaching a traceable marker to a molecule so scientists can follow it through a reaction or the body.
"Fluorescent labeling let the team watch the protein move inside the cell."
How to Use Labeling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPutting identifying tags or markers on things — from grocery packaging to molecules in a lab.
UK vs US
US spelling; British English writes "labelling" with two Ls.
Word Forms
labelings plural
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Rhymes for labeling
feeling
peeling
reeling
fueling
dueling
kneeling
modeling
wheeling
yodeling
traveling
unfeeling
tunneling
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