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CONVERSELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the terms of the relation reversed

Example:

conversely, not all women are mothers

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

converse (of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other)

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 Context examples: 

Conversely, mutations in other parts of mitochondrial DNA were more likely to be suppressed, such as the code for how mitochondria produce their own proteins.

(Interplay between mitochondria and the nucleus may have implications for changing cell’s ‘batteries’, University of Cambridge)

Conversely, high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are associated with a lower risk of heart disease.

(Rare mutations reduce heart disease risk, NIH)

Conversely, when the LPS receptor, TLR4, was genetically removed from these mice they no longer formed CCM lesions.

(Researchers connect brain blood vessel lesions to intestinal bacteria, NIH)

Conversely, trees growing faster during their first 25 years die much sooner than their slow-growing relatives.

(Amount of carbon stored in forests reduced as climate warms, University of Cambridge)

Conversely, biting levels were significantly elevated when mosquitoes were exposed to a dark treatment during the late day, suggesting that light suppresses biting behaviour even during the late daytime.

(Shining light at night quells mosquito bites, SciDev.Net)

Conversely, epitope spreading is the primary immunopathogenic event in autoimmune diseases.

(Epitope Spreading, NCI Thesaurus)

Conversely, the vascular columns of wood might be useful in bone engineering due to their relative strength and geometries, the authors wrote.

(Human Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves, VOA News)

Conversely, the association between poultry intake and diabetes risk became null, suggesting that this risk was attributable to the heme-iron content in poultry.

(Eating Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Conversely, cyclopentanone, which is minty-smelling and is approved as a flavor and fragrance agent, attracted mosquitoes to a baited trap as effectively as carbon dioxide.

(How mosquitoes detect people, NIH)

Conversely, you may hear of someone else’s secret and be shocked when you find out what it is about.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)