PREFERENTIALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does preferentially mean? 

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

1. in a preferential manner

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREFERENTIALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a preferential manner

Context example:

he was treated preferentially

Pertainym:

preferential (manifesting partiality)

 Context examples 

Rarely expressed by normal cells, the NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1 cancer/testis antigen has been shown to be preferentially expressed on the surface of some cancer cell types.

(NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

BTG seems to be important for the cell cycle progression as BTG2 is preferentially expressed in quiescent cells.

(BTG Cell Cycle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

ALA is preferentially taken up by and accumulates in many types of cancer cells compared to normal, healthy cells.

(Oral Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A mature white blood cell, differentiated in the bone marrow, activated to preferentially migrate to the bone marrow.

(Bone Marrow-Homing Plasma Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

This modified virus preferentially transfects rapidly dividing cells, which causes cell lysis in tumor cells.

(NV1020, NCI Thesaurus)

Nilutamide preferentially binds to androgen receptors and blocks androgen receptor activation by testosterone and other androgens; this agent may inhibit androgen-dependent growth of normal and neoplastic prostate cells.

(Nilutamide, NCI Thesaurus)

However, it binds preferentially to mycobacterial DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and cell growth.

(Clofazimine, NCI Thesaurus)

This toxin binds preferentially to glioma cells via the transmembrane endopeptidase matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and thereby prevents the spread of tumor cells.

(Chlorotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

Cannabinol preferentially binds to the cannabinoid G-protein coupled receptor CB2, which is mainly expressed on a variety of immune cells, such as T-cells, B-cells, macrophages and dendritic cells.

(Cannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)

Oteracil preferentially localizes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract where it inhibits OPRT, thereby decreasing metabolism of 5-FU into its active metabolite 5-fluorouridine-5'-monophosphate (FUMP).

(Oteracil, NCI Thesaurus)