engineer
noun
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
engineered
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past participleof engineer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof engineer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
engineernouna person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
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This engineered receptor allows immune cells to identify a particular molecular marker on the surface of cancer cells, helping direct their activity toward tumors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
They genetically engineered GMPs to carry a chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
They turned to engineered immune cells known as CAR T cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
In experiments involving mice, the engineered cells established themselves in bone marrow, produced new immune cells, and slowed the progression of both blood cancers and solid tumors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It smelled as though scent scientists had engineered it to give off the whiff of walking past a high-end rare book dealer’s shop in Paris or London.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
