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DECREASING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Becoming less or smaller
Classified under:
Similar:
depreciating; depreciative; depreciatory (tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value)
detractive (causing to decrease in importance or value)
diminishing (becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so)
dwindling; tapering; tapering off (gradually decreasing until little remains)
falling (decreasing in amount or degree)
Antonym:
increasing (becoming greater or larger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume
Classified under:
Similar:
allargando ((music) gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner)
calando ((music) gradually decreasing in tempo and volume)
decrescendo; diminuendo ((music) gradually decreasing in volume)
rallentando; rit.; ritardando; ritenuto ((music) gradually decreasing in tempo)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
increasing ((music) increasing in tempo and/or volume)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb decrease
Context examples:
Naratriptan hydrochloride may also exerts its effect by stimulation of 5-HT1D/1B receptors on sensory nerve endings in the trigeminal system thereby decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptides.
(Naratriptan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Dilatation of the veins results in decreased venous return to the heart, thereby decreasing left ventricular volume (reduced preload) and decreasing myocardial oxygen requirements.
(Nitroglycerin, NCI Thesaurus)
Subsequent lack of activation of guanylyl cyclase through nitric oxide results in decreased cyclic GMP levels, thereby inhibiting smooth muscle constriction of various tissues, decreasing capillary permeability and decreasing other histamine-activated allergic reactions.
(Phenyltoloxamine, NCI Thesaurus)
PI3K-delta inhibitor AMG 319 prevents the activation of the PI3K signaling pathway through inhibition of the production of the second messenger phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3), thus decreasing proliferation and inducing cell death.
(PI3K-delta Inhibitor AMG 319, NCI Thesaurus)
Pimozide selectively inhibits type 2 dopaminergic receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby decreasing dopamine neurotransmission and reducing the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and delusions of parasitosis.
(Pimozide, NCI Thesaurus)
His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness, but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing and that there was no other prospect of support.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
This prevents hepcidin-induced internalization and degradation of ferroportin, thus decreasing macrophage iron retention.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
Oteracil preferentially localizes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract where it inhibits OPRT, thereby decreasing metabolism of 5-FU into its active metabolite 5-fluorouridine-5'-monophosphate (FUMP).
(Oteracil, NCI Thesaurus)
This prevents angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction and interferes with angiotensin II-mediated aldosterone secretion, thereby decreasing aldosterone production and preventing aldosterone-stimulated sodium retention and potassium excretion.
(Olmesartan, NCI Thesaurus)
An ethyl ester form of omega-3 fatty acid derived from fish oil, with activity in decreasing serum triglyceride levels.
(Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters, NCI Thesaurus)
