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FURTHERMORE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In addition

Example:

what is more, there's no sign of a change

Synonyms:

furthermore; moreover; what is more

Classified under:

Adverbs

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 Context examples: 

Furthermore, the form in which people consume their caffeine plays a significant role.

(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Furthermore, one mutation likely caused the animal to develop an “unusual translucent satin coat.”

(Genetic ‘Mutational Meltdown’ Doomed Woolly Mammoths, VOA)

Furthermore, simply miming the act of speaking provided sufficient information to the computer for it to recreate several of the same sounds.

(Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds, National Institutes of Health)

Furthermore, lower enzyme activity was associated with more severe Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain and the development of symptoms.

(Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s, National Institutes of Health)

Furthermore, inclusion of the 4-1BB signaling domain may increase the antitumor activity compared to the inclusion of the CD28 costimulatory domain and TCR zeta chain alone.

(Autologous PBTL CD19CAR-28/CD137/zeta, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, this agent also inhibits the Src-family member Lyn tyrosine kinase, upregulated in imatinib-resistant CML cells and in a variety of solid cancer cell types.

(Bafetinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, the sugar group needs to be bonded to a non-sugar for the molecule to qualify as a glycoside, thus excluding the polysaccharides.

(Glycoside, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, the activation of 5-HT1D receptors on sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal system results in the inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, without stimulation of LH, estrogen release from the ovaries is stopped, hence impedes the growth of estrogen-sensitive tumor cells.

(Megestrol acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, agonist receptors activate calcium channels of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via phospholipase C and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.

(Nitric Oxide Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

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