Circulating

  • 1circulating — adj. 1. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point; as, steam circulating through the pipes; the circulating thyroid hormones. [WordNet 1.5] 2. passing from one to another. [prenominal] [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2Circulating — Circulate Cir cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Circulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circulating}.] [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See {Circle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move in a… …

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  • 3circulating — adjective a) Moving about freely. He glanced at the slowly circulating guests. b) An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership. A circulating library …

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  • 4circulating — adj. Circulating is used with these nouns: ↑library …

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  • 5circulating — adjective passing from one to another circulating bills and coins • Similar to: ↑current …

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  • 6Circulating tumor cell — Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that have detached from a primary tumor and circulate in the bloodstream. CTCs may constitute seeds for subsequent growth of additional tumors (metastasis) in different tissues. In 1869 Thomas Ashworth… …

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  • 7Circulating capital — refers to physical capital and operating expenses, i.e., short lived items that are used in production and used up in the process of creating other goods or services. This is roughly equal to Intermediate consumption. It includes raw materials,… …

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  • 8circulating capital — ➔ capital * * * circulating capital UK US noun [U] ACCOUNTING ► WORKING CAPITAL(Cf. ↑working capital) …

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  • 9Circulating Tumor Cell — Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that have detached from a primary tumor and circulate in the bloodstream. CTCs may constitute seeds for subsequent growth of additional tumors (metastasis) in different tissues. The detection of CTCs may… …

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  • 10circulating capital — index principal (capital sum) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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