48

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 48 mean? 

• 48 (adjective)
  The adjective 48 has 1 sense:

1. being eight more than forty

  Familiarity information: 48 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 48 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being eight more than forty

Synonyms:

48; forty-eight; xlviii

Similar:

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

 Context examples 

Interleukin-5 receptor subunit alpha (420 aa, 48 kD) is a cell division process protein that is encoded by the human IL5RA gene and has roles in cell proliferation and signal transduction.

(Interleukin-5 Receptor Subunit Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)

A traditional unit of length defined by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards as 30.48 centimeters.

(International Foot, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 19-21 inches (48-50 cm.) Weight: 40-60 pounds (18-27 kg.)

(Harrier, NCI Thesaurus)

Human GLRX3 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 10q26 and is approximately 48 kb in length.

(GLRX3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

C-terminal-binding protein 1 (440 aa, ~48 kDa) is encoded by the human CTBP1 gene.

(C-Terminal-Binding Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 19-23 inches (48-58 cm.) Weight: 44-50 pounds (20-23 kg.)

(Karelian Bear Dog, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 17-19 inches (44-48 cm.) Weight: some sources say 55-66 pounds (25-30kg.) while others say 35-45 pounds (15-20 kg.)

(Keeshond, NCI Thesaurus)

Hybridomas of SP2/0 mouse myeloma cells and mouse spleen cells are immunized with cultured human melanoma cells, and subsequently one of the hybridomas secreted MoAb 48.7.

(Monoclonal Antibody 48.7, NCI Thesaurus)

Paired box protein Pax-8 (450 aa, ~48 kDa) is encoded by the human PAX8 gene.

(Paired Box Protein Pax-8, NCI Thesaurus)

Licensing factors are required for licensing and central to ensuring that replication occurs once per cell cycle. (from J Biol Chem 2001 Nov 30;276(48):44905-11)

(Licensing Factor, NCI Thesaurus)