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DELTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("delta" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("delta" is a member of...):
Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Example:
the Nile delta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("delta" is a kind of...):
alluvial deposit; alluvial sediment; alluvion; alluvium (clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An object shaped like an equilateral triangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("delta" is a kind of...):
equiangular triangle; equilateral triangle (a three-sided regular polygon)
Context examples:
A highly selective, potent, and orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of the delta isoform of the 110 kDa catalytic subunit of class IA phosphoinositide-3 kinases (PI3K) with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.
(PI3K-delta Inhibitor AMG 319, NCI Thesaurus)
An inhibitor of the delta isoform of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(PI3K-delta Inhibitor INCB050465, NCI Thesaurus)
A small-molecule wortmannin analogue inhibitor of the alpha, gamma, and delta isoforms of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(PI3K Inhibitor PX-866, NCI Thesaurus)
Unlike other isoforms of PI3K, the delta and gamma isoforms are overexpressed primarily in hematologic malignancies and in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
(PI3K Delta/Gamma Inhibitor RP6530, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes protein delta homolog 1, is involved in cell communication.
(DLK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Morphine binds to and activates specific opiate receptors (delta, mu and kappa), each of which are involved in controlling different brain functions.
(Morphine, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic pill form of an active chemical in marijuana called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
(Cesamet, NCI Dictionary)
This allele, which encodes catenin delta-1 protein, is involved in the mediation of signal transduction.
(CTNND1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes catenin delta-2 protein, plays a role in the modulation of both signal transduction and transcription.
(CTNND2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1 protein, is involved in fatty acid biosynthesis.
(DEGS1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
