lab coat

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

   Synonymslaboratory coat

   Broadercoat

Questions about lab coat

What does lab coat mean?

lab coat means "a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory".

What is another word for lab coat?

Close synonyms include laboratory coat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lab coat a common word?

lab coat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.