characterized

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Although the active site of HSAmy for starch hydrolysis is well-characterized, the regions responsible for bacterial binding are yet to be defined.

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  1. Stamped with a specific character or constitution; having characteristic or typical qualities. The coast presents a coarse red sandstone, which continues well characterized as far as Cape Saumarez. Kane, Sec. Grinn. Exp., I. 46.

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  • The fact is, if you suffer from irritation -- characterized by redness, dryness, itching, scaling, or swelling -- you're wearing the wrong one.
  • His third and last period begins with “Pericles” and ends with the “Tempest”; it is characterized, as we shall see later, by bodily weakness and by a certain contempt for the dramatic fiction. —  The Man Shakespeare
  • Four major serotypes of dengue virus have been characterized, and epidemiological evidence shows that dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), the more serious manifestation of the disease, occurs more frequently ... —  axisoflogic.com
  • The monoclonal antibodies identified in their paper are very well-characterized, Dr. Marasco notes, and he is optimistic about their further clinical development. —  CCNews
  • The policies embodied in NIRA (and the Agricultural Adjustment Act) can perhaps be fairly characterized, as in the WSJ article as: suppressing competition, and setting prices and wages in many sectors well above their normal levels —  The Volokh Conspiracy
 

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