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explanation

[ek-spluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən /


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These findings provide a clear molecular explanation for the combination's strong antifibrotic effects.

From Science Daily

The lyrics to another track, Husband, could be interpreted as they don't owe critics or fans any explanation for their lyrical or musical choices, we suggest.

From BBC

As Mr. Cobb tells us, the explanation of the chemical structure of DNA made it possible, for the first time, to understand how it might replicate and direct the growth of life-forms.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Situational awareness," was Stokes' explanation, as if making a point to the rest of his team.

From BBC

Several explanations have been proposed for what triggered this dramatic climate reversal.

From Science Daily