functional
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The initiator marks the location where the information encoded in a gene begins to be converted, or expressed, into a functional product.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
This is where you really need to have a handle on your functional budgeting in retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
This test looks at balance and functional strength for adults over 60.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The makeshift lever is still functional four years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Inside it there’s a concrete-block corridor lit with fluorescent overhead lights; some kind of functional tunnel.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing functional
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