[{"word":"labeling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."},{"definition":"(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once."},{"definition":"To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["categorise","compartmentalise","peg","pigeonhole","price","tag"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The introduction of a traceable chemical group (e.g., containing an isotope or a fluorescent dye) into a protein or other biomolecule of interest so it can be tracked or quantified during experimental analysis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["tagging"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/label","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/labeling"]}]