dry-lab
dry-lab verb: to conduct an experiment in a fraudulent way that produces a desirable result, for example by inventing data.
Verb
dry-lab (third-person singular simple present dry-labs, present participle dry-labbing, simple past and past participle dry-labbed)
- To conduct an experiment in a fraudulent way that produces a desirable result, for example by inventing data.
- What probably happened is that some damn intelligent bureaucrat dry-labbed it.
- Have you ever had a lab instructor doubt your data, insisting that it is impossible and perhaps implying that he thinks you dry-labbed the whole experiment?1951, {unattributed}, Illinois Technograph - Volume 67 - Page 11
Forms of dry-lab
| third-person singular present | dry-labs |
|---|---|
| present participle | dry-labbing |
| past participle | dry-labbed |
| past | dry-labbed |
| alternative form | dry lab |
Questions about dry-lab
- What does dry-lab mean?
- Dry-lab means to conduct an experiment in a fraudulent way that produces a desirable result, for example by inventing data.
- What part of speech is dry-lab?
- Dry-lab is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dry-lab?
- The past tense of dry-lab is dry-labbed.
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