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    Definition of controls in English Dictionary

  • NounBFcontrolPREcontro-
    1. plural of control.
    2. VerbBFcontrolPRcontrollingPT, PPcontrolled
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of control.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • The pilot lost pitch control and the jet augered in.
          • Animals were acclimated for 7 days and then randomly assigned to a control AIN-93M (10% kcals from fat) or a HF (45% kcals from fat; Harlan Teklad, TD.06415) diet for 24 wk.
          • The plant is adaptive to environmental changes (we have discussed how this could be done through algedonics). But the built-in control systems keep going wrong.
        2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • Glycodeoxycholic acid, taurodeoxycholic acid, and glycochenodeoxycholic acid were significantly increased in children with acetaminophen overdose compared to healthy controls.
          • Based on these observations it is clear that C-10 showed a significant reduction in cell viability and also showed antiangiogenic and antimigratory effects compared to positive controls.
          • The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Noun plural forms
          • Verbs
            • Verb forms
              • Verb singular forms
                • Third-person singular forms

          Other Vocabulary

          Look-Alike Words
          1. en control
          2. fr controns
          3. fr contrôle
          4. fr contrôlé
          5. fr contrôla
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          Meaning of controls for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "controls" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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