detectably
- adverb
- /dɪˈtɛktəbli/
- Because our previous studies establish that it is the level of regulatory factor occupancy on a given genomic region that is an important determinant of function, rather than whether a region is detectably bound or not, we next performed a quantitative comparison of factor binding and accessibility.
Examples
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The problem with your argument is that no one has ever convincingly shown that the dose of thimerosal received in vaccines at the times that the vaccines were routinely given causes autism or that it is even correlated with a detectably increased risk of autism.
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If it happens detectably and often, then we lose our scientific understanding of the 2nd law. If such things happen ubiquitously, they ruin all of our experiments that might otherwise teach us about the 2nd law.
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It detectably crossed international boundaries twice due to unforeseen weather.
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So, yes, timing as well as dose can make a difference in some drugs, but the mercury militia has failed to show that the dose and timing of thimerosal-containing vaccines lead to a detectably increased risk of autism.
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In this model, regulatory factors are expressed at sufficiently high concentrations in cells that they can detectably occupy their recognition sequences in highly accessible chromatin without the aid of physical cooperative interactions with other proteins.
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The change in temperature was detectably felt in the room, making everyone reach for their jackets.
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The scientist found that the drug was detectably effective in lowering blood pressure among the patients.
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After the adjustments were made, the results were detectably better than before.
Synonyms
In a way that people can see
In a way that is easy to see or recognize
You can easily notice it
In a way people can easily recognize
In a way that is easy to see or notice
In a very easy to notice and important way
In a way that can be easily noticed
Antonyms
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
detectably = detectable (transparent) = detect + able + ly
The adverb 'detectably' is transparently formed from the adjective 'detectable' by adding the suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Detectably comes from detect, which first meant 'to uncover' in Latin. Think of a detective finding something hidden, so if something is detectably present, it can be noticed or found.