XVIII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XVIII mean? 

• XVIII (noun)
  The noun XVIII has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

  Familiarity information: XVIII used as a noun is very rare.

• XVIII (adjective)
  The adjective XVIII has 1 sense:

1. being one more than seventeen

  Familiarity information: XVIII used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XVIII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

18; eighteen; XVIII

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

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

• XVIII (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being one more than seventeen

Synonyms:

18; eighteen; xviii

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

The proteolytically produced C-terminal fragment of Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1) is endostatin, a potent antiangiogenic protein.

(Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1), NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes collagen alpha-1 (XVIII) chain protein, plays a role in the development of both the neural tube and the retina.

(COL18A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Endostatin, a 20 kDa C-terminal proteolytic fragment of collagen XVIII, is an important angiogenesis inhibitor.

(Adenovirus Encoding Recombinant Human Endostatin, NCI Thesaurus)

Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1), encoded by the human COL18A1 gene, is the alpha chain of type XVIII collagen.

(Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1), NCI Thesaurus)