unbound
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈbaʊnd/
- Specialized
:
libre
- It leads to the conclusion that the cosmic material that emerged from the Big Bang started out in the form of a soup of unbound subatomic particles.
- unbound IgA
So testosterone that's unbound, which is by far the the smallest proportion of testosterone.
- So testosterone that's unbound, which is by far the the smallest proportion of testosterone.
Examples
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Here the wave function has moved away from itself and has spread along the unbound coordinate.
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Again, we would rinse to remove any unbound components.
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Approximately 85% of total cellular glutathione is free and unbound, while the rest is bound to proteins.
Blog text (19) -
The unbound electrons typically carry away an energy on the order of 10 eV, enough to heat the resulting plasma to some 10,000 K.
Academic text (2011) -
Beryllium-16 is an unbound, unstable isotope with 4 protons and 12 neutrons that decays in less than a trillionth of a second.
Blog text (17) -
The researcher noted that the unbound molecules interacted more freely with each other.
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In the experiment, we measured the activity of unbound enzymes that catalyze reactions without being attached to any other molecules.
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During the analysis, it became clear that unbound ions moved more rapidly than their bound counterparts.
Synonyms
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6.3
Not combined with other substances and able to move alone
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8.0
Pure and not mixed with anything else
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4.2
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
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5.8
Not mixed with other ingredients, showing its own taste or color
Free from any tie and able to move or act freely
Not attached or held in place so it can move
Free from something that holds you so you can move or act
Antonyms
How Bound
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unbound comes from un- 'not' plus bind 'to hold or join', which you can also see in the common word bond. In science, an unbound substance is not held to something else and so is free to move or act.