COMPOSITIONAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does compositional mean? 

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

1. arranging or grouping

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPOSITIONAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arranging or grouping

Similar:

integrative (combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole)

 Context examples 

This gene plays a role in the compositional regulation of basement membranes.

(COL4A6 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The elevated temperature causes compositional changes in the liposomes, creating openings that allow for the release of encapsulated doxorubicin.

(Lyso-Thermosensitive Liposome Doxorubicin, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the compositional regulation of basement membranes and has anti-angiogenic activity.

(NID1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes pro-neuregulin-1, membrane-bound isoform protein, is involved in the compositional regulation of neurotransmitter receptors in maturing synapses in the brain, proliferation and differentiation.

(NRG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the compositional and structural regulation of basement membranes.

(COL4A3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the compositional regulation of several connective tissues.

(COL1A2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

General term for compositional, structural, and reactivity- affecting qualities of chemical compounds.

(Chemical Properties, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, examined high-resolution compositional data from more than 100 gully sites throughout Mars.

(Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water, NASA)

Compositional data from the New Horizons spacecraft, shown in the right inset, indicate that the plateau uplands south of Piri Rupes are rich in methane ice (shown in false color as purple).

(What’s Eating at Pluto?, NASA)

In bringing the lower-resolution compositional data into sharper focus, the scientists spotted unexpectedly high amounts of hydrogen — which at high latitudes is a sign of buried water ice — around sections of the Martian equator.

(A Fresh Look at Older Data Yields a Surprise Near the Martian Equator, NASA)