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INTRINSIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
Example:
intrinsic muscles
Classified under:
Similar:
internal (happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Belonging to a thing by its very nature
Example:
form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing
Synonyms:
intrinsic; intrinsical
Classified under:
Similar:
built-in; constitutional; inbuilt; inherent; integral (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic)
inner; internal; intimate (innermost or essential)
Also:
inalienable; unalienable (incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another)
essential (basic and fundamental)
Antonym:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
Context examples:
A mental disorder caused by intrinsic disease which is characterized by acute or chronic impairment of intellectual functioning, behavior, mood or judgment.
(Organic Brain Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
These may be intrinsic, transmembrane proteins or peripheral proteins.
(Membrane Protein Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
XIAP interferes with both the intrinsic and extrinsic program-death signaling pathways, which may render tumor cells resistant to apoptosis.
(AEG35156, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of betaxolol, a beta-1-selective adrenergic receptor antagonist without intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
(Betaxolol Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Scientists are therefore exploring how to trigger the intrinsic regenerative capacity of the liver, as an alternative means to restore function.
(Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease, University of Cambridge)
The expression for electrons’ intrinsic source of magnetism is known as ‘spin’.
(‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor, University of Cambridge)
His intrinsic beauty and power meant nothing to the hundreds of thousands who were acclaiming him and buying his books.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A cardioselective competitive beta-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist with antihypertensive properties and devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
(Metoprolol, NCI Thesaurus)
The fumarate salt form of metoprolol, a cardioselective competitive beta-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist with antihypertensive properties and devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
(Metoprolol Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)
These new rechargeable batteries, which use molten electrolytes, oxygen from air, and special multiple electron storage electrodes, have the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capacities of any other batteries to date.
(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)
