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LOW-DENSITY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having low concentration
Example:
low-density urban areas
Classified under:
Similar:
distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having low relative density or specific gravity
Classified under:
Similar:
light (of comparatively little physical weight or density)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2, is involved in the endocytosis of lipoproteins, extracellular matrix proteins and secreted proteases.
(LRP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (963 aa, ~106 kDa) is encoded by the human LRP8 gene.
(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 8, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6, is involved in the mediation of ligand endocytosis and cell communication.
(LRP6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
They noticed two distinct effects: GAGs directly increased a chemical needed to grow new blood vessels, and also trapped low-density lipoprotein (LDL) molecules.
(New Hope for Stopping An Understudied Heart Disease in Its Tracks, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8, is involved in signal transduction, neuronal development, ligand endocytosis and lipid metabolism.
(LRP8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Now, with the planets much closer to the star, their low-density atmospheres should evaporate into space over the next few billion years.
('Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations, NASA)
This material gathers into huge turbulent reservoirs of cool, low-density gas, extending more than 30 000 light-years from the galaxy’s star forming region.
(ALMA Finds Huge Hidden Reservoirs of Turbulent Gas in Distant Galaxies, ESO)
Because ice is less dense than rock, the topography could "relax," or smooth out, more quickly if ice or another lower-density material, such as salt, dominates the subsurface composition.
(The Case of the Missing Ceres Craters, NASA)
This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5, plays a role in the modulation of both receptor mediated endocytosis and Wnt signaling pathways.
(LRP5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes LDLR chaperone MESD protein, plays a role in the modulation of the folding of low-density lipoprotein receptor family proteins.
(MESDC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
