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View definitions for transiently

transiently

adverb as in briefly

adverb as in temporarily

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Enhancers, which are thought to turn genes on by coming into physical contact with gene promoter regions through transiently forming a complex, were discovered about 45 years ago.

In addition, the researchers found that the number of cancer cells present in blood samples transiently increased immediately after exercise -- making them more susceptible to attack by natural killer cells and the antibody therapy.

Some people, though, experience loneliness not just transiently but chronically.

The researchers developed two different types of injectable molecules that they call "priming agents," which can transiently interfere with the body's ability to remove circulating tumor DNA from the bloodstream.

Similarly, when PI3K-C2b was transiently inactivated, endothelial cells appeared larger than usual.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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