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ANALOGUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something having the property of being analogous to something else
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("analogue" is a kind of...):
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analogue"):
echo (a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Example:
linear amplifier
Synonyms:
analog; analogue; linear
Classified under:
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Antonym:
digital (of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits)
Context examples:
Nonsulfonylurea insulin secretagogues and analogues of meglitinide with antihyperglycemic activity.
(Meglitinide Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, fungal metabolite analogue inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK-1) and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1 (MEKK-1) with potential antipsoriatic and antineoplastic activities.
(MEK-1/MEKK-1 Inhibitor E6201, NCI Thesaurus)
Erbstatin analogue competitively inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor-associated tyrosine kinase, inhibiting the activation of v-abl tyrosine kinase.
(Methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available prodrug of PSI-6130 which is a selective cytidine nucleoside analogue and non-cytotoxic hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor.
(Mericitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of nalmefene, a naltrexone analogue with opioid antagonistic property.
(Nalmefene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic analogue of retinoic acid with differentiation inducing and potential antineoplastic activities.
(Namirotene, NCI Thesaurus)
An enteric-coated formulation of ixabepilone, a semisynthetic analogue of epothilone B and a non-taxane tubulin inhibitor, with antineoplastic activity.
(Oral Ixabepilone, NCI Thesaurus)
An oral formulation of the phosphate salt of fludarabine, a synthetic purine nucleoside analogue antimetabolite with antineoplastic activity.
(Oral Fludarabine Phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)
A platinum(IV) analogue with antineoplastic activity.
(Ormaplatin, NCI Thesaurus)
A cinnamic hydroxamic acid analogue with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Panobinostat, NCI Thesaurus)
