to label
Third Person
labels
Present Participle
labeling
Past Tense
labeled
Past Participle
labeled
1
to stick or put something such as tag or marker, with a little information written on it, on an object
transitive
- I will label the boxes with their contents for easy unpacking.
- Please label the files on the shelf to maintain organization.
- The librarian will label each book with its respective category.
- She decided to label the jars in the pantry to distinguish between spices.
- The manufacturer will label the products with important usage instructions.
2
to assign a quality to someone or something in order to categorize them
- They labeled her as a troublemaker because of her outspoken nature.
- The critics labeled the film as a masterpiece for its innovative storytelling.
- Some people label him as a genius because of his remarkable inventions.
- She was labeled as an overachiever because of her exceptional academic performance.
- He was labeled as a rebel for his defiance of authority.
3
to mark or identify a cell or compound by adding a recognizable element, like a dye or a labeled atom, making it distinguishable from others
transitive
- The researchers labeled the protein with a fluorescent dye to visualize its distribution within the cell.
- The laboratory technician labeled the DNA sample with a specific chemical marker for identification purposes.
- Biologists often label antibodies with enzymes to facilitate the detection of specific proteins in tissue samples.
- The pharmacologist labeled the drug molecule with a fluorescent tag to monitor its uptake in living organisms.
- The microbiologist labeled bacteria with a luminescent marker to monitor their growth in culture.
4
to substitute specific atoms or elements with their isotopes to track it through a reaction, metabolic pathway, or cell
transitive
- The chemists labeled the glucose molecules with carbon-13 isotopes to trace their metabolism in the body.
- Researchers labeled the amino acids with nitrogen-15 isotopes to study protein synthesis in cells.
- Scientists labeled the DNA bases with tritium isotopes to monitor DNA replication in dividing cells.
- The biologist labeled the phospholipids with deuterium isotopes to investigate lipid turnover in membranes.