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Labelled

To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

📖 Definitions of "Labelled"

verb
  1. 1

    To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

    "The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."

  2. 2

    (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

    "He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once."

  3. 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. 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

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a label, tagged.

    "The butterfly collection had each specimen labelled with the scientific name on a little piece of paper."

  2. 2

    Defined or described (as).

    "He was labelled a racist for his remarks."

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