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STARTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Example:
his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen
Synonyms:
start; starting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("starting" is a kind of...):
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
Derivation:
start (play in the starting lineup)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
Example:
hands in the starting position
Classified under:
Similar:
opening (first or beginning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
Example:
with eyes starting from their sockets
Classified under:
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb start
Context examples:
A substance being studied to see if it can help people quit smoking or keep them from starting again.
(Nicotine vaccine, NCI Dictionary)
Once a lead compound has been found, the chemical structure is used as a starting point to make a drug that has the most benefits and the least harms.
(Lead compound, NCI Dictionary)
A dose of chemotherapy is given on June 12th starting at 9am and finishing at 12pm.
(Performed Activity Actual Date Range, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Specifies whether the result is a starting point to which other results may be compared.
(Performed Observation Result Baseline Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Plasmalogens serve as a starting point for the release of arachidonic acid by phospholipase A2 and the synthesis of signaling molecules derived from arachidonic acid such as prostaglandins.
(Plasmalogen Synthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The act of starting something; an act that sets in motion some course of events.
(Initiation, NCI Thesaurus)
Used to indicate a specified place or time as a starting point; used to indicate a source, cause, agent, or instrument.
(From, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifies whether an event or activity must be completed prior to starting another activity.
(Completion Required Before Starting Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
Ornithine, one of the starting materials for polyamine biosynthesis, is derived from the amino acid arginine as part of the urea cycle.
(Biosynthesis of Spermidine and Spermine Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
