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NEGATIVELY CHARGED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a negative charge
Example:
electrons are negative
Synonyms:
electronegative; negative; negatively charged
Classified under:
Similar:
charged (of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge)
Context examples:
The orally available disodium salt form of eprodisate, a negatively charged sulfonated inhibitor of fibrillogenesis, that can be used in the treatment of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis.
(Eprodisate Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit for semiquantitative measurement of IgM autoantibodies to proteins associated with negatively charged phospholipids evaluated in ELISA serum anticardiolipin or anionic phospholipid assay against an established reference standard.
(IgM Phospholipid Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit for semiquantitative measurement of IgG autoantibodies to proteins associated with negatively charged phospholipids evaluated in ELISA serum anticardiolipin or anionic phospholipid assay against an established reference standard.
(IgG Phospholipid Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A chlorine anion that forms the negatively charged part of certain salts, including sodium and hydrogen chloride salts, and is an essential electrolyte located in all body fluids responsible for maintaining acid/base balance, transmitting nerve impulses and regulating fluid in and out of cells.
(Chloride Ion, NCI Thesaurus)
Methylene blue stains to negatively charged cell components like nucleic acids; when administered in the lymphatic bed of a tumor during oncologic surgery, methylene blue may stain lymph nodes draining from the tumor, thereby aiding in the visual localization of tumor sentinel lymph nodes.
(Methylene Blue, NCI Thesaurus)
Chlorhexidine is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell surface, thereby destroying the integrity of the cell membrane.
(Chlorhexidine, NCI Thesaurus)
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