characterized
adjective
having been described or distinguished.
well-characterized
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a word derived from
characterized.
Example Sentences
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It targeted a rare disease with a defined genetic cause, showed a clinical benefit in some patients, and used a well-characterized natural history for comparison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The partnership with Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu has been pivotal, providing access to biologic samples from well-characterized patients.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
Over 10 years, the RNome project should document all the modifications in the RNA of a few well-characterized human cell lines.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
Measures of shyness and boldness are not the entirety of animal personality; they’re just relatively well-characterized and easy to measure in the field.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
From these he moved quickly or slowly, as he was more or less endowed dramatically, to figures individualized from types, such as the well-characterized shepherds of 235 the Second Towneley Play.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
