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Plural of lancet

regular plural

The plural of lancet is lancets.

Forms of lancet

Singularlancet /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/
Plurallancets
Countablecountable

Lancets in a sentence

  • Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.2014, Richard Powers, Orfeo, W. W. Norton & Company, page 234

Meaning of lancet

  1. noun A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
  2. noun A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
  3. noun An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.

Full definition of lancet

Questions about the plural of lancet

What is the plural of lancet?
The plural of lancet is lancets.
Is lancet countable?
Lancet is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lancet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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