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CHANGING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by continuous change or effective action
Synonyms:
changing; ever-changing
Classified under:
Similar:
dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb change
Context examples:
Oncolytic viruses can occur naturally or can be made in the laboratory by changing other viruses.
(Oncolytic virus, NCI Dictionary)
The rationale for changing the substance administration in relation to the previous substance administration.
(Performed Substance Administration Change Reason, NCI Thesaurus)
The ability of an organism to adapt to a changing environment through the manipulation of its phenotype, without the alteration of its genotype.
(Phenotypic plasticity, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
Tocilizumab, a drug that suppresses the immune system, reduced the severity and frequency of CRIA syndrome symptoms in five out of seven patients in some cases with life-changing effects.
(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)
Changing conditions on the sun and in space can affect various technologies on Earth, blocking radio communications, damaging power grids and diminishing navigation system accuracy.
(Detecting solar flares in real time, National Science Foundation)
The act of changing the nature, form, function, or purpose of something to another.
(Conversion, NCI Thesaurus)
Contractile system directs cell movement and is responsible for maintaining or changing cell shape.
(Contractile System, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of psychotherapy that helps patients change their behavior by changing the way they think and feel about certain things.
(CBT, NCI Dictionary)
Butoconazole nitrate interferes with steroid biosynthesis by inhibiting the conversion of lanosterol to ergosterol, thereby changing the fungal cell membrane lipid composition.
(Butoconazole Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Delirium is a condition that features rapidly changing mental states.
(Delirium, NIH)
