MECHANISTICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanistically mean? 

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

1. in a mechanistic manner

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANISTICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a mechanistic manner

Context example:

Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles

 Context examples 

Mechanistically, estrogen receptor induces changes in gene expression through direct gene activation of a number of genes (e.g., cathepsin D, HSP27, alpha-tubulin, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphatase, Pdzk1, Greb) and also through the biological functions of target loci.

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