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stab
(stab),To pierce with a pointed instrument, as a knife or dagger.
[Gael. stob]
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stab
Forensicsverb To thrust a sharp object into a victim and, usually, interrupt the skin surface.
Microbiology
noun Stab culture, see there.
verb To inoculate a semisolid bacterial growth medium, usually in a “slant” tube, with a jabbing motion performed with streaking, which combines anaerobic (“stab”) and aerobic (“streak”) conditions in the same test tube; used in triple sugar iron agar tubes.
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