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Mab

1 American  
[mab] / mæb /

noun

  1. Queen Mab.


MAb 2 American  

abbreviation

Immunology.
  1. monoclonal antibody.


Mab British  
/ mæb /

noun

  1. (in English and Irish folklore) a fairy queen said to create and control men's dreams

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Officials said the tank, which has a storage capacity of 2,500 cubic meters, belongs to the Mab Ta Phut Tank Terminal company, which operates a commercial port and storage terminal for petrochemical products.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Not only does Mab have "an unusually thick and impermeable cell envelope" that repels antibiotics, it also has the ability to hide inside phagocytes, immune cells whose job it is to engulf and kill microorganisms.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

Jonathan Holby’s fight direction introduces a gun into the arsenal of knives that does away with Jack Riddiford’s charismatic Mercutio, here an insolent provocateur who has barely spoken the Queen Mab speech before he disappears.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Physician and historian Mical Raz examines a new book about the institution by feminist and anti-racist scholar Mab Segrest, which combines archival research with fictionalized scenes.

From Nature • Apr. 23, 2020

The first High Queen, Mab, had her smith forge a crown.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black