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CONTAINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gotten under control
Example:
the oil spill is contained
Classified under:
Similar:
controlled (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb contain
Context examples:
The amount that can be contained.
(Capacity, NCI Thesaurus)
A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a caplet.
(Caplet Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a can.
(Can Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
Any component of the central nervous system that is contained within the cranium.
(Brain Part, NCI Thesaurus)
A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a bottle.
(Bottle Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a box.
(Box Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a bag.
(Bag Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A group of parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit.
(Assembly, NCI Thesaurus)
Infants who received prolonged antibiotic treatment had less diverse bacterial populations in their gut, compared to the other infants, and these bacteria contained more antibiotic resistance genes.
(Prolonged antibiotic treatment may alter preterm infants’ microbiome, National Institutes of Health)
The group of 22 volunteers had high pre-existing immunity to the influenza virus strains contained in the 2014-2015 seasonal influenza vaccine.
(Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination, National Institutes of Health)
