FORMULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does formulation mean? 

• FORMULATION (noun)
  The noun FORMULATION has 3 senses:

1. a substance prepared according to a formula

2. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

3. the style of expressing yourself

  Familiarity information: FORMULATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORMULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance prepared according to a formula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

formulation; preparation

Context example:

the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

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

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):

cleaner; cleanser; cleansing agent (a preparation used in cleaning something)

glycerinated gelatin (a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories)

nebula (a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer)

polish (a preparation used in polishing)

starch (a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering)

smelling salts (a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness)

Derivation:

formulate (prepare according to a formula)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

conceptualisation; conceptualization; formulation

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

creating by mental acts (the act of creating something by thinking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):

framing (formulation of the plans and important details)

approach; attack; plan of attack (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation)

Derivation:

formulate (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses)

formulate (put into words or an expression)

formulate (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The style of expressing yourself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

expression; formulation

Context example:

his manner of expression showed how much he cared

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

expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formulation"):

Americanism (an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans)

choice of words; diction; phraseology; phrasing; verbiage; wording (the manner in which something is expressed in words)

Anglicism; Briticism; Britishism (an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English))

idiom; parlance (a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language)

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

boilerplate (standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories)

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

honorific (an expression of respect)

sentimentalism (the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form)

Derivation:

formulate (put into words or an expression)

 Context examples 

A formulation containing an androgen receptor (AR) antagonist with potential antineoplastic activity.

(AR Antagonist ODM-201, NCI Thesaurus)

The Erwinia-derived product is often used for those patients who have experienced a hypersensitivity reaction to the E. Coli formulation.

(asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi, NCI Thesaurus)

A liquid, oromucosal formulation containing a muscarinic agonist with potential anti-xerostomia activity.

(Muscarinic Agonist APD515, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered in a vaccine formulation, NA17-A antigen may stimulate a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against tumors that express this antigen, which may result in a reduction in tumor size.

(NA17-A Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

A nanoparticle albumin-bound formulation of the taxane docetaxel with antineoplastic activity.

(Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Docetaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A lipid nanoparticle formulation containing two small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) for kinesin spindle protein (KSP) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with potential antitumor activity.

(Anti-KSP/Anti-VEGF siRNAs ALN-VSP02, NCI Thesaurus)

A lipoplexed formulation consisting of short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) directed against protein kinase N3 (PKN3) encapsulated in catiogenic and fusiogenic lipids with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-PKN3 siRNA Atu027, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to camtpothecin, this prodrug formulation increases camptothecin drug delivery to the tumor site while reducing systemic toxicity.

(Mureletecan, NCI Thesaurus)

A capsule formulation containing a small-molecule receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor of KIT, CSF1R and FLT3 with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Multitargeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor PLX3397, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to the hydrophilic nature of polyethylene glycol, this formulation increases the water-solubility of cisplatin and decreases the nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity associated with the administration of cisplatin alone.

(Micellar Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Cisplatin NC-6004, NCI Thesaurus)