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INTERFERING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Example:
busy about other people's business
Synonyms:
busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
Classified under:
Similar:
intrusive (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb interfere
Context examples:
Within mitochondria, mutant SOD1 may interfere with the anti-apoptotic function of Bcl-2, affect mitochondrial import by interfering with the translocation machinery (TOM/TIM), and generate toxic free radicals (ROS) via aberrant superoxide chemistry.
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Specifically, the agent inhibits nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, a protein that is constitutively activated in some cancers, thereby interfering with NF-kappaB-mediated cell survival, tumor growth, and angiogenesis.
(Bortezomib, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration, anti-TF monoclonal antibody MORAb-066 binds to TF and prevents Factor VIIa (FVIIa) from binding, thereby interfering with the activation of Factor X (FX) into FXa.
(Anti-Tissue Factor Monoclonal Antibody MORAb-066, NCI Thesaurus)
Paclitaxel promotes microtubule assembly and prevents depolymerization, thus interfering with normal mitosis.
(Paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about an individual's numbness or tingling in hands or feet interfering with usual or daily activities over the past seven days.
(Past Seven Days Numbness or Tingling in Hands or Feet Interfering with Usual or Daily Activities, NCI Thesaurus)
Paclitaxel binds to and stabilizes tubulin molecules, thereby interfering with the dynamics of microtubule assembly/disassembly and resulting in the inhibition of cell division.
(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)
With your branch of the subject, on which alone you are competent to speak, I should not think of interfering.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A drug that prevents the formation of estradiol, a female hormone, by interfering with an aromatase enzyme.
(Aromatase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)
If Mrs. Rushworth could imagine any interfering obligations, Julia was certainly able to quit London whenever she chose.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I had no hope of interfering with success; and sometimes I thought your sister's influence might yet reclaim him.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
