80

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 80 mean? 

• 80 (noun)
  The noun 80 has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight

  Familiarity information: 80 used as a noun is very rare.

• 80 (adjective)
  The adjective 80 has 1 sense:

1. being ten more than seventy

  Familiarity information: 80 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 80 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

80; eighty; fourscore; LXXX

Hypernyms ("80" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

• 80 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being ten more than seventy

Synonyms:

80; eighty; fourscore; lxxx

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

MCPyV is expressed in about 80% of MCC and is not expressed in normal, human tissue; the MCPyVTag oncoprotein plays a key role in MCC survival and tumor cell proliferation.

(MCPyV TAg-specific Polyclonal Autologous CD8-positive T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

Gephyrin (736 aa, ~80 kDa) is encoded by the human GPHN gene.

(Gephyrin, NCI Thesaurus)

The study found that 60% of the objects or products sampled contained BPA, while PBs were found in 80% of the items.

(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most frequent neoplasia originating from the thyroid epithelium, accounts for about 80% of all thyroid cancers.

(Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Also called OPT-80 and tiacumicin B.

(PAR-101, NCI Dictionary)

PI3K inhibitor BAY 80-6946 inhibits the activation of the PI3K signaling pathway, which may result in inhibition of tumor cell growth and survival in susceptible tumor cell populations.

(PI3K Inhibitor BAY 80-6946, NCI Thesaurus)

The total number of subjects and patients included in Phase I studies varies with the drug, but is generally in the range of 20 to 80.

(phase I trial, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

OPT-80 is a type of antibiotic.

(Fidaxomicin, NCI Dictionary)

Forkhead box protein P2 (715 aa, ~80 kDa) is encoded by the human FOXP2 gene.

(Forkhead Box Protein P2, NCI Thesaurus)

The sprawling patch of detritus, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, contains nearly 80,000 tons of plastic, a study released Thursday found.

(Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Growing Rapidly, Study Finds, VOA)