Definitions
noun
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
“the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent”
noun
a brief description given for purposes of identification
“the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture”
noun
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
noun
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
verb
assign a label to; designate with a label
“These students were labelled `learning disabled'”
verb
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
verb
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
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