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OPPOSING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by active hostility
Example:
opponent (or opposing) armies
Synonyms:
opponent; opposing
Classified under:
Similar:
hostile (characterized by enmity or ill will)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb oppose
Context examples:
This dimer stimulates various, and sometimes opposing, cell signaling events in response to ligation of a G protein coupled receptor, such as the beta-adrenergic, adenosine, dopamine, LTB4, and PGE2 receptors, among many others.
(G Beta Gamma, NCI Thesaurus)
This change in the ratio of coactivators favors increased adipogenesis in white adipose while it blocks thermogenesis in brown adipose cells by opposing Src-1/PGC-1 alpha dependent signaling.
(Obesity and Thermogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Oriental medicine aims to restore the body’s balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease.
(Oriental medicine, NCI Dictionary)
The influence of Hop on the opposing processes of cardiomyocyte differentiation and proliferation reflect the interaction of Hop with SRF and the duel role SRF plays.
(HOP Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth.
(Dental Attrition, NCI Thesaurus)
BCR ligation also activates PTEN opposing PI3K activation of MYC.
(CTCF Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
He had travelled a greater distance than the other dogs in the yielding of himself to the rule of the gods, and he had learned more thoroughly the futility of opposing their will.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The mitotic/spindle checkpoint ensures that all replicated chromatids are properly connected to opposing spindle poles before separation (anaphase) can begin.
(Mitotic/Spindle Checkpoint, NCI Thesaurus)
A thick fog rolled down between the lines of dun-coloured houses, and the opposing windows loomed like dark, shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
These parallel circuits drove opposing emotional states: avoidance (aversion) and approach (preference).
(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)
