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The correct spelling is labeling.
How to pronounce labeling
verb
Say it like: Lab-eli-ng
The correct spelling is labeling. To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something). For example: "The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."
Usage Examples
“The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.”
“He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
- 2.(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
- 3.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.
- 4.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
noun
- 1.A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system.
- 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.
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