dry-lab

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See also: dry lab

English

Alternative forms

Verb

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  1. to conduct an experiment in a way that produces the desired result
    • 1951, {unattributed}, Illinois Technograph - Volume 67 - Page 11
      "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?"
    What probably happened, is some damn intelligent bureaucrat dry-labbed it.
  2. to make up data for an experiment that was never conducted

Usage notes

The term is often put in quotes because it is used very rarely.

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