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ACTIVELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an active manner

Example:

he participated actively in the war

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

passively (in a passive manner)

Pertainym:

active (disposed to take action or effectuate change)

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 Context examples: 

F-18 16 alpha-fluoroestradiol is actively taken up in tumor cells expressing the estrogen receptor (ER), allowing visualization of ER-positive tumor cells with positron emission tomography (PET).

(F-18 16 alpha-fluoroestradiol, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is only active against actively growing mycobacteria because, as a pro-drug, it requires activation in susceptible mycobacterial species.

(Isoniazid, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used to identify the genes (pieces of DNA) in specific cells or tissue that are actively used to make RNA, which then may be used to make proteins.

(DNA gene-expression microarray, NCI Dictionary)

Deltex Homolog 1 may also actively promote B cell fate in common lymphoid progenitors.

(Deltex Homolog 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Since fatty acid beta-oxidation occurs in the mitochondrial matrix, long-chain fatty acids must be actively transported from the cytoplasm into mitochondria by carnitine palmitoyltransferase.

(Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates which actively disperse and aggregate their pigment granules.

(Chromatophore, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The researchers found that children who actively commuted to school had lower body fat, and therefore were less likely to be overweight or obese.

(Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests, University of Cambridge)

The study adds to a growing understanding that the Moon is an actively changing world.

(Study Finds New Wrinkles on Earth's Moon, NASA)

Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as Pearl-diving, The Sea as a Career, Turtle-catching, and The Northeast Trades.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"This is the strongest evidence yet found for such a triple system of actively feeding supermassive black holes."

(Three Black Holes on Collision Course, NASA)