labeling
A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them.
Example
“The labeling is required to include the nutrition facts itemized in 21 CFR 101.9.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- biolabeling
- colabeling
- phospholabeling
- photolabeling
- green labeling
- photoaffinity labeling
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “labeling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.