COMPETITIVELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does competitively mean? 

• COMPETITIVELY (adverb)
  The adverb COMPETITIVELY has 1 sense:

1. in competition

  Familiarity information: COMPETITIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPETITIVELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In competition

Context example:

the companies should bid competitively

Antonym:

noncompetitively (in a noncompetitive manner)

Pertainym:

competitive (involving competition or competitiveness)

 Context examples 

Cyclopentenyl cytosine (CPEC) is converted to the active metabolite cyclopentenyl cytosine 5'-triphosphate (CPEC-TP); CPEC-TP competitively inhibits cytidine triphosphate (CTP) synthase, thereby depleting intracellular cytidine pools and inhibiting DNA and RNA synthesis.

(Cyclopentenyl Cytosine, NCI Thesaurus)

Mequinol may also act by competitively inhibiting the formation of melanin precursors.

(Mequinol, NCI Thesaurus)

Erbstatin analogue competitively inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor-associated tyrosine kinase, inhibiting the activation of v-abl tyrosine kinase.

(Methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, NCI Thesaurus)

As a prodrug, cilazapril is rapidly metabolized in the liver to cilazaprilat; cilazaprilat competitively binds to and inhibits ACE, thereby blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.

(Cilazapril Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorodihydropyrimidine competitively and reversibly inhibits dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of fluoropyrimidines thereby blocking the degradation of the fluoropyrimidines.

(Chlorodihydropyrimidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, bisoprolol selectively and competitively binds to and blocks beta-1 adrenergic receptors in the heart, decreasing cardiac contractility and rate, reducing cardiac output, and lowering blood pressure.

(Bisoprolol Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)

Casopitant competitively binds to and blocks the activity of the NK-receptor, thereby inhibiting NK1-receptor binding of the endogenous tachykinin neuropeptide substance P (SP), which may result in antiemetic effects.

(Casopitant, NCI Thesaurus)

Mifepristone competitively binds to the progesterone receptor, resulting in inhibition of the effects of endogenous or exogenous progesterone.

(Mifepristone, NCI Thesaurus)

Mitoguazone competitively inhibits S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase (SAMD), an enzyme involved in the synthesis of polyamines, resulting in decreased proliferation of tumor cells, antimitochondrial effects, and p53-independent apoptosis.

(Mitoguazone, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxaprozin potassium reversibly and competitively inhibits cyclooxygenases (COX), thereby blocking the conversion of arachidonic acid to pro-inflammatory prostaglandins.

(Oxaprozin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)