Used in a Sentence

specimens

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for specimens.

Editorial note

At this point, the cryonics company will have something clearly different from medical specimens in their tanks.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of specimens gathered in one view.

noun

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

noun

A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

noun

(derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for specimens.

noun

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

noun

A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

noun

(derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.

noun

(humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

Example sentences

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At this point, the cryonics company will have something clearly different from medical specimens in their tanks.

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To top it all off most of the products of his research, notes books diagrams specimens etc.

3

On the other hand, some amateur might find a way of finding other specimens with less effort.

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Their dna was shared and 23 chromosomes were combined from each of the specimens to create a new experimental offspring.

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At what point do these frozen brains transition from specimens with no rights to human beings?

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There's clinical costs associated with each subject - getting accurate clinical data, biomarkers, needing the infrastructure to store biological specimens for decades.

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So these specimens that take offense are like a different species to me.

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I have a listing of base pairs, but it would be very expensive to extract DNA/RNA from actual specimens.

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I remember my dad buying smoked catfish slices about 5-7 inches across, those definitely came from pretty damn big specimens.

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Another way is to say that doing that to frogs gives the students practical knowledge in how real specimens behave, how to take care of specimens, and techniques in getting data out of an active specimen.

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I have no idea what is best, but in some instances you are essentially dealing with broken specimens of humanity.

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Of course, but apart of tolerance you need also controlled reproduction, selection of specimens with desirable characters (reduce the genetic pool) and changes in morphology.

Quote examples

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The use of "females" as though women were biological specimens to be studied is a early indicator for certain behaviors...

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Interestingly the spider silk of 5.4 GPa has higher tensile strength than the specimens of "pure" carbon nanotubes of 2cm measured in labs at 3.6 GPa.

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The 'earliest known example' (520mya) discussed dates to around the cambrian explosion, the geological period where the fossil record is rich with "earliest examples" and type specimens for phylums.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use specimens in a sentence?

At this point, the cryonics company will have something clearly different from medical specimens in their tanks.

What does specimens mean?

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

What part of speech is specimens?

specimens is commonly used as noun.