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CONCENTRATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gathered together or made less diffuse
Example:
a narrow thread of concentrated ore
Classified under:
Similar:
bunchy (occurring close together in bunches or clusters)
thick (having component parts closely crowded together)
cumulous (thrown together in a pile)
exclusive; single; undivided (not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective)
thickset (planted or growing close together)
Also:
compact (closely and firmly united or packed together)
Antonym:
distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
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Similar:
undiluted (not diluted)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
Example:
a saturated solution
Synonyms:
concentrated; saturated
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
supersaturated (being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
Synonyms:
concentrated; hard
Classified under:
Adjectives
Sense 5
Meaning:
Intensely focused
Example:
her concentrated passion held them at bay
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb concentrate
Context examples:
To make something thinner, weaker, less concentrated, or less pure by adding something to it.
(Dilute, NCI Dictionary)
The act of consolidating power under a central control; the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding decision-making; become concentrated within a particular location and/or group.
(Centralization, NCI Thesaurus)
A distillate composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) extracted from plant or animal matter, and represented in concentrated form.
(Extract Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
BSH is injected into a vein and becomes concentrated in tumor cells.
(BSH, NCI Dictionary)
Nectins also function as CAMs at AJs, but are more highly concentrated at AJs than E-cadherin.
(Adherens Junction Assembly Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
The production of concentrated proteins from animal plasma during a protein purification process.
(Animal Blood Product-Derived Intermediate Paste Production, NCI Thesaurus)
Necessary for hemoglobin formation and regulating blood sugar and energy levels, isoleucine is concentrated in muscle tissues in humans.
(Isoleucine, NCI Thesaurus)
Wilson's team concentrated on those equatorial areas, particularly with a 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) stretch of loose, easily erodible material between the northern lowlands and southern highlands along the Medusae Fossae Formation.
(A Fresh Look at Older Data Yields a Surprise Near the Martian Equator, NASA)
It is highly concentrated in certain plant oils and has been reported to inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandin resulting in reduced inflammation and prevention of certain chronic diseases.
(Linolenic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
This causes the more concentrated solution to become diluted, and makes the concentrations in both solutions more equal.
(Osmosis, NCI Dictionary)
