lab coat

UK/ˈlæb ˌkəʊt/US/ˈlæb ˌkoʊt/

noun

A white coat worn by laboratory workers to protect day clothes from damage by spillage etc.

Meanings

nounlab coat (plural lab coats)

plural lab coats · alternative labcoat

  1. A white coat worn by laboratory workers to protect day clothes from damage by spillage etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مِعْطَفْ مُخْتَبَر, بَالْطُو
  • مِعْطَفْ مُخْتَبَر (miʕṭaf muḵtabar)coat worn by laboratory workers
  • بَالْطُو (bālṭū)coat worn by laboratory workers
Finnish laboratoriotakki, labratakki
  • laboratoriotakkicoat worn by laboratory workers
  • labratakkicoat worn by laboratory workers
Italian camice da laboratorio
  • camice da laboratoriocoat worn by laboratory workers
Norwegian Bokmål labfrakk
  • labfrakkcoat worn by laboratory workers
Polish fartuch
  • fartuchcoat worn by laboratory workers
Russian хала́т
  • хала́т (xalát)coat worn by laboratory workers
Spanish delantal
  • delantalcoat worn by laboratory workers
Swedish labbrock
  • labbrockcoat worn by laboratory workers
Vietnamese áo blu
  • áo blucoat worn by laboratory workers
Cite this entry
APA

lab coat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lab%20coat

MLA

“lab coat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lab%20coat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lab coat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lab%20coat.

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