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55
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being five more than fifty
Synonyms:
55; fifty-five; lv
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2A (507 aa, ~55 kDa) is encoded by the human MEF2A gene.
(Myocyte-Specific Enhancer Factor 2A, NCI Thesaurus)
Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 1 (507 aa, ~55 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC7A5 gene.
(Large Neutral Amino Acids Transporter Small Subunit 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Height: 21-24 inches (53-61 cm.) Weight: 55-75 pounds (25-34kg.)
(Labrador Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)
The mission's final calculations predict loss of contact with the Cassini spacecraft will take place on Sept. 15 at 7:55 a.m. EDT (4:55 a.m. PDT).
(Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn, NASA)
Height: 20-26 inches (51-58 cm.) Weight: 55-80 pounds (16-37 kg.)
(Catahoula Leopard Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
Located about 55 million light-years from Earth, M87 has been a subject of astronomical study for more than 100 years.
(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)
The stunning new image shows the shadow of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87), an elliptical galaxy some 55 million light-years from Earth.
(Black Hole Image Makes History, NASA)
The planet weighs at least 6.1 times Earth’s mass, and orbits the star every 55.7 days at a range about 20% of Earth’s distance from the Sun.
(Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World, NASA)
The Sisyphi Montes region extends from about 55 degrees to 75 degrees south latitude.
(Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars, NASA)
Investigators at Stanford University enrolled 120 people aged 7 to 55 with diagnosed peanut allergy in the Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Study: Safety Efficacy and Discovery, or POISED.
(Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)
