In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype.—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013 Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection.—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Noun
Begin the processs by spraying the blade bolt with penetrant.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023 If the bolt refuses to budge, stop and make a second application of penetrant.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023 Under our model, the causal sites are both rare and relatively high-penetrant contributors to disease, and will therefore be unlikely to be detected in a small number of control samples.—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011 That created a pseudo-virus that would mimic 2019-nCoV’s cell-penetrant biology but leave out its ability to replicate and cause illness.—Damian Garde, STAT, 5 Feb. 2020 Don’t Forget the Penetrant Always use a penetrant when backing out damaged screws in metal.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2018
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