connective
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By interfering with these signals, obakulactone reduced inflammation and fibrosis, a process involving excessive buildup of scar-like connective tissue, in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Due to lax collagen between connective tissues, muscles have to work harder to keep joints stable, leading to fatigue and pain, as well as clumsiness.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yet, “To Share a Stomach” lays down — gingerly, gently — an alternate connective thread, spun from a mutual recognition of fallibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Meyer’s connective work makes the lived experience behind these ideas easier to see.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
These connective tendrils had not only conveniently appeared whenever it was necessary to move a living organism from one landmass to another, but then obligingly vanished without leaving a trace of their former existence.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
But other aspects - identifying different types of adverbs or distinguishing between subordinating and co-ordinating connectives - might raise eyebrows.
From BBC ● May 13, 2013
Throw in a few connectives to ease yourself in.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
You could imagine a language exactly like English except it doesn't have connectives like "and" that allow you to make longer expressions.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2012
He often used words out of their natural order, omitted connectives altogether.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coherence connectives are the unsung heroes of lucid prose.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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