dry labbing

noun

The act of supplying fictional yet plausible results in lieu of performing an assigned experiment.

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Meanings

noundry labbing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of supplying fictional yet plausible results in lieu of performing an assigned experiment.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dry lab

Origin

From dry lab + -ing.

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APA

dry labbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20labbing

MLA

“dry labbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20labbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry labbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20labbing.

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