STABILIZING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stabilizing mean? 

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

1. causing to become stable

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• STABILIZING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing to become stable

Synonyms:

stabilising; stabilizing

Context example:

the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society

Similar:

helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)

 Context examples 

This agent also potentiates the effects of 5-fluorouracil and its derivatives by stabilizing the binding of 5-fluorouracil's converted form fluorodeoxyuridylic acid to its target enzyme thymidylate synthase, thus prolonging drug activity.

(Leucovorin, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also potentiates the effects of fluorouracil and its derivatives by stabilizing the binding of the drug's metabolite to its target enzyme, thus prolonging drug activity.

(Leucovorin calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

Lacosamide selectively enhances slow inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels without affecting fast inactivation, thereby stabilizing hyperexcitabe neuronal membranes.

(Lacosamide, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the regulation of gene expression by stabilizing AU-rich element-containing mRNAs.

(ELAV-Like Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Docetaxel binds specifically to the beta-tubulin subunit of the microtubule, stabilizing tubulin and inhibiting microtubule disassembly, which results in cell-cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, preventing cell proliferation.

(Docetaxel-PNP, NCI Thesaurus)

Docetaxel binds specifically to the beta-tubulin subunit of the microtubule, stabilizing tubulin and inhibiting microtubule disassembly, which causes cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and leads to cell death.

(Docetaxel Lipid Microspheres, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent may enhance the effects of fluoropyrimidines by stabilizing their binding to the enzyme thymidylate synthase.

(Levoleucovorin, NCI Thesaurus)

Mitogen-stimulated RAS enhances MYC accumulation by stabilizing MYC protein.

(p21 H-Ras Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

On December 19, action Mars will receive a friendly beam from Saturn, a highly stabilizing aspect, perfect for making a verbal or written agreement with another party.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Fexofenadine competitively binds peripheral H1-receptors, thereby stabilizing an inactive conformation of the receptor.

(Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)