dependent : Idioms & Phrases


alcohol-dependent

  • adjective satellite addicted to alcohol
    alcoholic.
    • alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
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blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging

  • noun functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation
    BOLD FMRI.
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dependent clause

  • noun a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
    subordinate clause.
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Dependent covenant or contract

  • (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.
Webster 1913

dependent on

  • adjective satellite determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
    contingent; contingent on; contingent upon; depending on; dependent on; dependant upon; dependant on.
    • arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
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dependent upon

  • adjective satellite determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
    contingent; contingent on; contingent upon; depending on; dependent on; dependant upon; dependant on.
    • arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
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Dependent variable

  • noun (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
    • if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable
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  • (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.
Webster 1913

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

  • noun severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
    IDDM; juvenile-onset diabetes; ketoacidosis-prone diabetes; juvenile diabetes; ketosis-prone diabetes; type I diabetes; growth-onset diabetes; autoimmune diabetes.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes

  • noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
    NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

  • noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
    NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
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self-dependent

Self`-de*pend"ent adjective
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  1. Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.
Webster 1913