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uncharacterized

  • a word derived from characterized.
    characterized
    adjective
    having been described or distinguished.

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Our work shows that similar protein language models could help study the threat and promise of our planet’s many uncharacterized viruses.

From Salon May 17, 2024

"This study shows that insects and their relatives in nature are a large and uncharacterized reservoir of undiscovered genes in microbes closely related to those that cause some of the most antibiotic resistant infections."

From Science Daily Feb. 29, 2024

“Some of these uncharacterized UAP appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis.”

From Washington Times Jan. 12, 2023

By analysing all the RNA transcripts produced in brown adipocytes, the authors identified a previously uncharacterized, mammalian-specific gene — Clstn3b — that is highly and selectively expressed in these cells.

From Nature Apr. 30, 2019

Unassigned dialogue usually makes a reader or hearer promptly recognize his preference for characterized rather than uncharacterized speech.

From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker