PREDOMINANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does predominant mean? 

• PREDOMINANT (adjective)
  The adjective PREDOMINANT has 2 senses:

1. most frequent or common

2. having superior power and influence

  Familiarity information: PREDOMINANT used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREDOMINANT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Most frequent or common

Synonyms:

dominant; predominant; prevailing; prevalent; rife

Context example:

prevailing winds

Similar:

frequent (coming at short intervals or habitually)

Derivation:

predominance (the quality of being more noticeable than anything else)

predominate (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having superior power and influence

Synonyms:

overriding; paramount; predominant; predominate; preponderant; preponderating

Context example:

the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Similar:

dominant (exercising influence or control)

Derivation:

predominance (the state of being predominant over others)

 Context examples 

Also called LPHL, lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, and NLPHL.

(nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

ERBB proteins are over expressed in a significant portion of adenocarcinomas at various sites, especially in the breast; gene amplification appears to be the predominant cause of over expression.

(Oncogene ERB B, NCI Thesaurus)

A nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in children.

(Childhood Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

BTG1 and BTG2 interact with PRMT1 (predominant cellular arginine N-methyltransferase) and increase PRMT1 methyltransferase activity.

(BTG Cell Cycle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Flu viruses adapted to humans and other mammals bind preferentially to a type of SA called alpha 2,6 SA (α2,6 SA), which is the predominant form found in the upper respiratory tract of mammals.

(Researchers find role for soft palate in adaptation of transmissible influenza viruses, NIH)

A category of psychiatric disorders which have as their most predominant feature a disturbance in mood.

(Mood Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cherry.

(Cherry Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles peppermint.

(Peppermint Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles chocolate.

(Chocolate Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cheese.

(Cheese Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)