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STARTING POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earliest limiting point
Synonyms:
starting point; terminus a quo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("starting point" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; first; get-go; kickoff; offset; outset; showtime; start; starting time (the time at which something is supposed to begin)
Context examples:
The logical starting point was to begin with the two gases most plentiful in Titan’s atmosphere: nitrogen and methane.
(Experiments recreate aromatic flavors of Titan, NASA)
After isomerization, D-ribose 5-phosphate is produced and provides the starting point for a series of reactions that converts the 5-carbon ribose into 6-carbon fructose-6-phosphate and 3-carbon glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
(Oxidative Reactions of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The glycolytic intermediate 3-phosphoglycerate is the starting point for the biosynthesis of serine and glycine.
(Biosynthesis of Glycine and Serine Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
