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FORMULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
Synonyms:
conceptualisation; conceptualization; formulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("formulation" is a kind of...):
creating by mental acts (the act of creating something by thinking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):
approach; attack; plan of attack (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation)
framing (formulation of the plans and important details)
Derivation:
formulate (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses)
formulate (put into words or an expression)
formulate (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The style of expressing yourself
Example:
his manner of expression showed how much he cared
Synonyms:
expression; formulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formulation" is a kind of...):
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):
choice of words; diction; phraseology; phrasing; verbiage; wording (the manner in which something is expressed in words)
Anglicism; Briticism; Britishism (an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English))
Americanism (an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans)
idiom; parlance (a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language)
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
boilerplate (standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories)
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
honorific (an expression of respect)
sentimentalism (the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form)
Derivation:
formulate (put into words or an expression)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A substance prepared according to a formula
Example:
the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
Synonyms:
formulation; preparation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("formulation" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):
cleaner; cleanser; cleansing agent (a preparation used in cleaning something)
glycerinated gelatin (a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories)
nebula (a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer)
polish (a preparation used in polishing)
starch (a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering)
smelling salts (a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness)
Derivation:
formulate (prepare according to a formula)
Context examples:
Such a pharmaceutical formulation could be taken from a young age, with no short- or long-term side effects.
(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)
A dimeglumine formulation of bevirimat, a drug derived from a betulinic acid-like compound, first isolated from the Chinese herb Syzygium claviflorum, with activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(Bevirimat Dimeglumine, NCI Thesaurus)
A powder formulation containing a triple helix beta-glucan, isolated from the cell walls of the shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes), with potential immunostimulating activity.
(Beta-Glucan MM-10-001, NCI Thesaurus)
As ARQ 761 is soluble and requires less solvent, this formulation may cause less hemolytic anemia associated with administration of the synthetic b-lap ARQ 501.
(Beta-lapachone Prodrug ARQ 761, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination formulation of the sodium salts of the antibiotic ampicillin and the beta-lactamase inhibitor sulbactam with antibacterial activity.
(Ampicillin Sodium/Sulbactam Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called ABI-007, nanoparticle paclitaxel, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, and protein-bound paclitaxel.
(Abraxane, NCI Dictionary)
A dipivoxil formulation of adefovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(Adefovir Dipivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called Abraxane, nanoparticle paclitaxel, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, and protein-bound paclitaxel.
(ABI-007, NCI Dictionary)
Vitamin B6 and folic acid, included in preconception and pregnancy vitamin formulations, can reduce miscarriage risk.
(Couples’ pre-pregnancy caffeine consumption linked to miscarriage risk, NIH)
Compared to intravenously administered ixabepilone, the oral formulation provides a more manageable way to administer this agent.
(Oral Ixabepilone, NCI Thesaurus)
