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70
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("70" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being ten more than sixty
Synonyms:
70; lxx; seventy
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Unlike most TGFB superfamily members, in which the amino acid sequence is completely conserved, PLAB shares only 70% amino acid identity with its rodent counterparts.
(Placental TGF-Beta, NCI Thesaurus)
The indoor temperature of the non-air-conditioned dorm averaged 26.3 C (79.3 F) compared with 21.4 C (70.5 F) in the dorm with air-conditioning.
(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)
For example, a five-year survival rate of 70 percent means that an estimated 70 out of 100 people are still alive five years after chemotherapy.
(Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment, National Institutes of Health)
First identified in human hnRNPK protein, the conserved KH Domain of around 45-70 amino acids is present in a variety of nucleic acid-binding proteins.
(KH Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
Synthesized by mesenchymal cells, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor is a 70 kD disulfide-bonded homodimeric glycoprotein cytokine that binds to FMS (a specific high affinity receptor) and stimulates survival, proliferation, and differentiation of committed hematopoietic cells of the related granulocyte and monocyte-macrophage lineages.
(Colony Stimulating Factor 1, NCI Thesaurus)
For the past twenty-five years, spotted owl habitat preservation has focused on keeping 70% or more of the total ground area covered by natural tree canopy, a tree density that leaves forests prone to wildfires and trees more likely to die during droughts.
(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)
CBE-30 Supplement-Changes Being Effected in 30 Days supplement submission for certain moderate changes for which FDA receives at least 30 days before the distribution of the product made using the change as provided in 21 CFR 314.70 and 21 CFR 601.12.
(Change Being Effective in 30 Days, Food and Drug Administration)
