ULTIMATELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ultimately mean? 

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

1. as the end result of a succession or process

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULTIMATELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As the end result of a succession or process

Synonyms:

at last; at long last; finally; in the end; ultimately

Context example:

at long last the winter was over

Pertainym:

ultimate (being the last or concluding element of a series)

 Context examples 

Bofumustine alkylates DNA and forms DNA-DNA crosslinks, which result in the inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis and ultimately the induction of apoptosis.

(Bofumustine, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent alkylates and crosslinks DNA which ultimately leads to a reduction in cancer cell proliferation.

(Bi-functional Alkylating Agent VAL-083, NCI Thesaurus)

This may ultimately inhibit cancer stemness cell (CSC) growth as well as heterogeneous cancer cell growth.

(Cancer Stemness Inhibitor BBI608, NCI Thesaurus)

EGF receptor activation downstream through small G proteins and the MAP kinase pathway ultimately leads to cardiac hypertrophy.

(Cardiac Hypertrophy Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Upon administration, GSK-923295 binds to and inhibits CENP-E, thereby preventing cell division, inducing cell cycle arrest, and ultimately leading to an inhibition of cell proliferation.

(CENP-E Inhibitor GSK-923295, NCI Thesaurus)

This ultimately leads to an inhibition of growth in AR-expressing prostate cancer cells.

(AR Antagonist ODM-201, NCI Thesaurus)

Ultimately, cerebrospinal volume was able to provide an early diagnosis of probably ASD in high-risk children with 70% accuracy.

(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)

This may result in the activation of c-Jun-NH2-kinase (JNK) and ultimately apoptosis via Bcl2 suppression and caspase-3 activation.

(Ad-REIC/DKK3 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

This ultimately leads to cellular leakage and cell death.

(Ambruticin, NCI Thesaurus)

APC-100 may ultimately lead to an inhibition of growth in both AR-dependent and AR-independent prostate tumor cells.

(Androgen Antagonist APC-100, NCI Thesaurus)