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defective
adjective as in broken, not working
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Further tests, including RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence, and biochemical assays, confirmed that lysosomes in these cells were indeed defective.
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“Clearly, this robot is defective. She could be dangerous.”
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The approach strengthens the body's natural defenses instead of attacking the defective protein itself.
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“Your father can track my movements. If he sees me trying to escape, he will think I am defective, and he will send me away to be destroyed.”
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The retron-based system can swap out long sections of defective DNA for healthy ones.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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