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TESTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tested and proved to be reliable
Synonyms:
tested; time-tested; tried; tried and true
Classified under:
Similar:
dependable; reliable (worthy of reliance or trust)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tested and proved useful or correct
Example:
a tested method
Synonyms:
tested; tried; well-tried
Classified under:
Similar:
proved; proven (established beyond doubt)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb test
Context examples:
The latter are designed to detect most mutations in the region being tested.
(Mutation Analysis, NCI Dictionary)
Rapamycin and the mTOR inhibitor CCI-779 are being tested as anti-cancer agents, acting to block mitogenic signaling.
(mTOR Signaling Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A substance isolated from normal human blood and urine that is being tested as a type of treatment for some tumors and AIDS.
(Antineoplaston, NCI Dictionary)
In the current study, the blood samples were tested for the presence of 76 POPs soon after the women began the study.
(Persistent organic pollutants in maternal blood linked to smaller fetal size, National Institutes of Health)
An indication or description of the process by which the truth of something is tested or found.
(Analytical Methods and Validation Reports, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Philadelphia chromosome abnormality; t(9;22)(q34;q11) was found; bcr/abl gene rearrangement was not tested; therefore it is not known if present or not.
(Ph+/BCR Unknown, NCI Thesaurus)
An inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested.
(Placebo, NCI Dictionary)
Ever since your ruling planet, Saturn, entered Capricorn on December 19, 2017, you began a challenging period, and over the past two years, you were tested on many levels.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The team then tested the most effective single agents in various combinations.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
A control sample where a negative result is expected, to help correlate a positive result with the variable being tested.
(Negative Control, NCI Thesaurus)
