n 1 a  :  a shred of flesh or muscle  b  :  a small abnormal projecting piece of tissue esp. when potentially or actually neoplastic in character  2  :  LABEL
vt, tagged  tag*ging  :  LABEL < penicillin molecules with radioactive sulfur as tracer>  .
 
 
 
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