expressed

/ɛkˈspɹɛst/

verb

To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

Examples :

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

verb

To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).

Examples :

"The farmer gently expressed milk from the cow into the bucket. "

physiology food agriculture

verb

To translate messenger RNA into protein.

Examples :

"The cell expressed the gene, producing the protein needed for its function. "

biology biochemistry

verb

To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

Examples :

"In this cell, the gene for the protein that makes hair dark is expressed. "

biology biochemistry

Meanings

Examples :

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

Examples :

"The farmer gently expressed milk from the cow into the bucket. "

Examples :

"The cell expressed the gene, producing the protein needed for its function. "

Examples :

"In this cell, the gene for the protein that makes hair dark is expressed. "

Related Words

squeeze noun

A close or tight fit.

translate noun

In Euclidean spaces: a set of points obtained by adding a given fixed vector to each point of a given set.

especially adverb

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

function noun

What something does or is used for.

messenger noun

One who brings messages.

convey verb

To move (something) from one place to another.

express noun

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

communicate verb

To impart

transcribe verb

producing verb

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

protein noun

Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.

explicit adjective

Very specific, clear, or detailed.