investigational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
After that discussion, some patients may still choose to pay for an investigational test.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
For most people, these tests are still investigational.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Gillanders, a physician-scientist and surgical oncologist, also has developed an investigational vaccine against triple-negative breast cancer and treats patients at Siteman Cancer Center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Gilead Sciences’ investigational antiviral, obeldesivir, is predicted to be active against the Bundibugyo strain, a spokesperson said, and the company is working with global public-health authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In view of the vast potentialities for their use, investigational programs may soon be under way and much more definite information be made available to the farmer and landowner.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
