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EXPERIMENTAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relying on observation or experiment
Example:
experimental results that supported the hypothesis
Synonyms:
data-based; experimental; observational
Classified under:
Similar:
empiric; empirical (derived from experiment and observation rather than theory)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment
Example:
an experimental drug
Classified under:
Similar:
empiric; empirical (derived from experiment and observation rather than theory)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or based on experiment
Example:
experimental physics
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
experiment (the testing of an idea)
Context examples:
An experimental concept that relates to the anterior region of the olfactory bulb.
(Anterior Olfactory Lobule, NCI Thesaurus)
His departure gave Catherine the first experimental conviction that a loss may be sometimes a gain.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
This is a measurement that quantifies the maximum concentration of an experimental substance or drug in the plasma or a target organ after dose administration.
(Cmax, NCI Thesaurus)
One of a set of ordered partitions of an experimental unit's participation in a study.
(Clinical Trial Epoch, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Actual observation and treatment of disease in patients (including experimental treatment) as distinct from theoretical or experimental work.
(Clinical Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
Terminology related to the method by which an experimental organism is euthanized.
(CDISC SEND Method of Termination Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Rat breeds, belonging to the species Rattus norvegicus, that are commonly used as experimental organisms.
(Common Rattus Norvegicus Strains, NCI Thesaurus)
Immunostimulant which shows therapeutic effects in tumor models and experimental infections in vitro, enhancing T lymphocyte transformation and phagocytosis.
(Azimexon, NCI Thesaurus)
Providing experimental therapies to very sick individuals even though they don't meet the critera for inclusion in a trial.
(Compassionate Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
These can consist of the information stored in the genetic code, but also experimental results from various sources, patient statistics, and scientific literature.
(Bioinformatics, NCI Thesaurus)
