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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

In fact, the molecules in the Mab experiment were able to reach inside of the phagocytes to kill the bacteria without damaging the mammalian cells.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

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

You can go from epic scenes of dancing to the Queen Mab speech, and it all seems to weave in and out of this party scene.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2016

His grandmother was Queen Mab, of the House of the Greenbriar.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black