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INCORPORATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Including by incorporating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("incorporation" is a kind of...):

inclusion (the act of including)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incorporation"):

annexation; appropriation (incorporation by joining or uniting)

Derivation:

incorporate (make into a whole or make part of a whole)

incorporate (include or contain; have as a component)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("incorporation" is a kind of...):

consolidation; integration (the act of combining into an integral whole)

Derivation:

incorporate (make into a whole or make part of a whole)

incorporate (unite or merge with something already in existence)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself

Synonyms:

incorporation; internalisation; internalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("incorporation" is a kind of...):

acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incorporation"):

introjection ((psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects)

introjection ((psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego)

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 Context examples: 

Enzymes acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen.

(Oxygenase, NCI Thesaurus)

Antineoplaston AS2-1 inhibits the incorporation of L-glutamine into tumor-cell proteins, leading to cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase and inhibition of mitosis.

(Antineoplaston AS2-1, NCI Thesaurus)

Bromodeoxyuridine competes with thymidine for incorporation into DNA, resulting in DNA mutation and the inhibition of cell proliferation.

(Broxuridine, NCI Thesaurus)

Following metabolic activation by phosphorylation and incorporation into DNA, SGI-110 inhibits DNA methyltransferase, thereby causing genome-wide and non-specific hypomethylation, and inducing cell cycle arrest at S-phase.

(DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor SGI-110, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of bone incorporation and blood calcium and phosphate levels.

(CALCA Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Since the proliferation of cancer cells is much higher than normal cells, tumor cells exhibit an increased rate of fluorine F 18 fluorocholine uptake and incorporation, facilitating imaging of the tumor using PET.

(Fluorine F 18 Choline, NCI Thesaurus)

The incorporation of minerals and electrolytes in coenzymes and gradients.

(Metabolism, Minerals/Electrolytes, NCI Thesaurus)

This PCA includes the incorporation of nanoscale or nanostructured materials to achieve improved performance or new functionality.

(Nanoscale Devices and Systems, NCI Thesaurus)

A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin.

(Methimazole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Cytarabine is converted to the triphosphate form within the cell and then competes with cytidine for incorporation into DNA.

(Cytarabine, NCI Thesaurus)