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skeletal

[skel-i-tl] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl /


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In earlier research, the same Leipzig team found that activating GPR133 with AP503 also improves skeletal muscle strength.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

He is an associate professor and researcher in molecular skeletal biology at Lund University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Now the creatures' skeletal remains appear to have been found in an Iron Age dig near Cordoba.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The figures, lit by the flame, were barely more than outlines and shadows, more skeletal than anything.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny