TESTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tested mean? 

• TESTED (adjective)
  The adjective TESTED has 2 senses:

1. tested and proved useful or correct

2. tested and proved to be reliable

  Familiarity information: TESTED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TESTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tested and proved useful or correct

Synonyms:

tested; tried; well-tried

Context example:

a tested method

Similar:

proved; proven (established beyond doubt)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tested and proved to be reliable

Synonyms:

tested; time-tested; tried; tried and true

Similar:

dependable; reliable (worthy of reliance or trust)

 Context examples 

People have many different reasons for being tested or not being tested.

(Genetic Testing, NIH: National Human Genome Research Institute)

Phosphorylation of MARCKS by PKC in intact keratinocytes is not induced during calcium-induced differentiation, but does increase when tested in vitro.

(Calcineurin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Cancer cells removed from the body may be tested for the presence of c-erbB-2 to help decide the best type of treatment. c-erbB-2 is a type of receptor tyrosine kinase.

(c-erbB-2, NCI Dictionary)

Women who have family members with breast or ovarian cancer may wish to be tested.

(Breast Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Sample is frozen and not tested immediately.

(Frozen Delayed Testing, Food and Drug Administration)

The ingredients thought to be in Cancell have been tested, and none of them have been shown to be effective in treating any form of cancer.

(Cancell, NCI Dictionary)

An animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested.

(Control animal, NCI Dictionary)

Each experiment tested at least one global change factor, and some looked at three or more types of changes.

(Environmental change is triggering an identity switch in grasslands, National Science Foundation)

These technologies need to be clinical tested to determine whether they would have a positive impact on patient outcome.

(Emerging Technologies, NCI Thesaurus)

The ingredients thought to be in Cantron have been tested, and none of them have been shown to be effective in treating any form of cancer.

(Cantron, NCI Dictionary)