CONTROLLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does controlling mean? 

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

1. able to control or determine policy

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTROLLING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Able to control or determine policy

Context example:

a controlling interest in the firm

Similar:

dominant (exercising influence or control)

 Context examples 

Filgrastim binds to and activates G-CSF receptors with the same biological activity and stability as the endogenous cytokine, thereby controlling the production, differentiation, and function of neutrophilic granulocyte progenitors.

(Filgrastim, NCI Thesaurus)

In contrast, the researchers found that many of the DNA regions controlling cytokine genes in the mice’s T cells are inaccessible and silenced prior to exposure to a pathogen.

(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)

The gene encoding this protein is an ortholog of the Drosophila fat gene, which encodes a tumor suppressor essential for controlling cell proliferation during Drosophila development.

(FAT Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Controlling your blood sugar can help prevent nerve problems, or keep them from getting worse.

(Diabetic Nerve Problems, NIH)

Two sets of interossei muscles (dorsal and plantar) that run along the metatarsal bones in the foot controlling the movement of the toes.

(Foot Interosseous Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

We need more effective medicines controlling the critical processes in the affected heart cell, capable of increasing the patient’s lifetime and quality of life.

(Molecule created in Brazil helps fight heart failure, Agência Brasil)

But the exact genes controlling the duration of sleep and the biological processes that are linked to these genes have remained unclear.

(Researchers explore complex genetic network behind sleep duration, National Institutes of Health)

Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) In the past 30 days, how often have you had trouble controlling your anger (e.g., road rage, screaming, etc.)?

(COMM - Trouble Controlling Anger, NCI Thesaurus)

They found that the activities of enzymes controlling these key glycolysis steps were lower in Alzheimer’s cases compared to normal brain tissue samples.

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

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) Additional Concerns: I have trouble controlling my urine.

(FAMS - Trouble Controlling My Urine, NCI Thesaurus)