44

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 44 mean? 

• 44 (adjective)
  The adjective 44 has 1 sense:

1. being four more than forty

  Familiarity information: 44 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 44 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being four more than forty

Synonyms:

44; forty-four; xliv

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

The preproprotein is cleaved to form a 44 aa factor, also called somatocrinin, that acts to stimulate growth hormone release from the pituitary.

(Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Homeobox protein aristaless-like 4 (411 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human ALX4 gene.

(Homeobox Protein Aristaless-Like 4, NCI Thesaurus)

Homocysteine-responsive endoplasmic reticulum-resident ubiquitin-like domain member 1 protein (391 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human HERPUD1 gene.

(Homocysteine-Responsive Endoplasmic Reticulum-Resident Ubiquitin-Like Domain Member 1 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

General transcription factor IIH subunit 2 (395 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human GTF2H2 gene.

(General Transcription Factor IIH Subunit 2, NCI Thesaurus)

G protein-coupled receptor 109B (387 aa, 44 kD) is a cell communication process protein that is encoded by the human HM74 gene and has a role in signal transduction.

(G Protein-Coupled Receptor 109B, NCI Thesaurus)

Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (399 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human MAP2K4 gene.

(Dual Specificity Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4, NCI Thesaurus)

Enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2, mitochondrial (394 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human ECI2 gene.

(Enoyl-CoA Delta Isomerase 2, Mitochondrial, NCI Thesaurus)

ETS domain-containing protein Elk-3 (407 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human ELK3 gene.

(ETS Domain-Containing Protein Elk-3, NCI Thesaurus)

Hsp90 co-chaperone Cdc37 (378 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human CDC37 gene.

(Hsp90 Co-Chaperone CDC37, NCI Thesaurus)

Interferon regulatory factor 9 (393 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human IRF9 gene.

(Interferon Regulatory Factor 9, NCI Thesaurus)