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FOR EXAMPLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

As an example

Example:

take ribbon snakes, for example

Synonyms:

e.g.; for example; for instance

Classified under:

Adverbs

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 Context examples: 

For example, the size of a tumor will be measured before treatment (baseline) and then afterwards to see if the treatment had an effect.

(Baseline, NCI Dictionary)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the basophils to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).

(Basophil to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

For example, a special diet may be used instead of anticancer drugs as a treatment for cancer.

(Alternative medicine, NCI Dictionary)

For example, Class A is compared to Class B, then compared to Class C; Class B is then compared to Class C, etc.

(All-Pairs Comparison, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, binding agents can be used to make solid pills from loose powders.

(Binder Excipient, NCI Dictionary)

It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs).

(Camphor, NCI Dictionary)

For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast.

(Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas, for example sulfate molecules (SO₄^-) found in the earth atmosphere.

(Aerosols, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

For example, antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines are biologicals.

(Biological, NCI Dictionary)

For example, the molecular mass of water, which has two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, is 18 (i.e., 2 + 16).

(Molecular mass, NCI Dictionary)