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    INTEGRAL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)play

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

    calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

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

    indefinite integral (the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x))

    definite integral (the integral of a function over a definite interval)

    Derivation:

    integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damagedplay

    Example:

    fought to keep the union intact

    Synonyms:

    entire; intact; integral

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)

    Derivation:

    integrality (the state of being total and complete)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Existing as an essential constituent or characteristicplay

    Example:

    a constitutional inability to tell the truth

    Synonyms:

    built-in; constitutional; inbuilt; inherent; integral

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    intrinsic; intrinsical (belonging to a thing by its very nature)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Of or denoted by an integerplay

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    integer (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)

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     Context examples: 

    NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein (216 aa, ~25 kDa) is encoded by the human KLRK1 gene.

    (NKG2-D Type II Integral Membrane Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

    The anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein is an integral outer mitochondrial membrane protein (OMMP) that is overexpressed in some cancer cell types and is linked to tumor drug resistance.

    (Oblimersen sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

    Encoded by human OR1G1 Gene (GPCR1 Family), 313-aa 35-kDa integral membrane protein Olfactory Receptor 1G1 is a putative odorant receptor.

    (Olfactory Receptor 1G1, NCI Thesaurus)

    NKG2-C type II integral membrane protein (231 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human KLRC2 gene.

    (NKG2-C Type II Integral Membrane Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

    NKG2-A/NKG2-B type II integral membrane protein (233 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human KLRC1 gene.

    (NKG2-A/NKG2-B Type II Integral Membrane Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

    CD74, an integral membrane protein and tumor associated antigen (TAA), is overexpressed in certain cancer cells and promotes survival in rapidly proliferating tumor cells.

    (Milatuzumab-Doxorubicin Antibody-Drug Conjugate, NCI Thesaurus)

    Expressed in most nonlymphoid tissues including prostate, lung, liver, and colon by human N33 Gene (OST3 Family), 348-aa 40-kDa N33 Protein is a potential integral membrane protein.

    (N33 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

    An integral component of HIV-1 particles.

    (NEF Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

    CSPG4 represents an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human malignant melanoma cells.

    (Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

    ATPase, Aminophospholipid Transporter-Like, Class I, Type 8A, Member 2, encoded by the ATP8A2 gene, is an integral membrane protein has similarity to P-type ATPases, proteins that drive uphill transport of ions across membranes.

    (ATPase, Aminophospholipid Transporter-Like, Class I, Type 8A, Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)


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