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300
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being one hundred more than two hundred
Synonyms:
300; ccc; three hundred
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Upon administration and nucleolar localization, CK2-targeting synthetic peptide CIGB-300 binds to phosphoacceptor sites on the CK2 substrates, in particular the oncoprotein nucleophosmin (B23 or NPM1).
(CK2-targeting Synthetic Peptide CIGB-300, NCI Thesaurus)
ADP-ribosyl cyclase 1 (300 aa, ~34 kDa) is encoded by the human CD38 gene.
(ADP-Ribosyl Cyclase 1, NCI Thesaurus)
It is peanut-shaped, about 300 light years long, and filled with almost nothing.
(Evidence for supernovas near Earth, NASA)
Free fatty acid receptor 1 (300 aa, ~31 kDa) is encoded by the human FFAR1 gene.
(Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Eighty-four (28%) of the 300 household contacts eventually contracted laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection, and 53 (63%) of those infected developed influenza symptoms.
(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)
Though the object is 300 kilometres across, it is currently a colossal four billion kilometres from Earth, making gathering data from its dark, carbon-rich surface a demanding scientific challenge.
(Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System, ESO)
Sparky produced roughly 300 stars per year, compared to the 10 stars per year produced by our Milky Way.
(Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy, NASA)
The researchers used a new technology to measure 3,600 proteins in the blood of 3,300 people.
(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)
The cold side is still quite toasty by Earthly standards, with an average of 2,400 to 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit (1,300 to 1,400 Celsius), and the hot side averages 4,200 degrees Fahrenheit (2,300 Celsius).
(Lava or Not, Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Likely to have Atmosphere, NASA)
Nuclear Receptor Genes (NR Superfamily) encode over 300 ligand-dependent Nuclear Receptor (NRs) transcription factors: steroid, retinoid, vitamin D, TH, and orphan receptors (unknown ligands).
(Nuclear Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
