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US
/ˌpɹɛfɝˈɛnʃəɫi/
]
[ UK /pɹˌɛfəɹˈɛnʃəlˌi/ ]
[ UK /pɹˌɛfəɹˈɛnʃəlˌi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a preferential manner
he was treated preferentially
How To Use preferentially In A Sentence
- In many cases, quartz overgrowths were preferentially corroded and dissolved in the presence of pyrophyllite, most likely during acidic metasomatism.
- Circularly polarized x rays preferentially eject electrons from atoms magnetically aligned with the polarization axis.
- In contrast, users who like to stay at home or be alone do not preferentially associate with other loners.
- Another pancreatic enzyme, elastase, cleaves preferentially at bonds involving nonbulky, neutral amino acids. The Scientist
- The alpine marmot is a large ground-dwelling squirrel living in mountain open meadows, preferentially exposed to south.
- Since ethylenediamine is very polar, naphthenes are preferentially permeated to the solvent side.
- When the bitumen emulsion is in contact with the surface of the mineral aggregate, bitumen droplets must preferentially flocculate onto the mineral surface if the emulsion is to break and spread over the surface.
- Resident species that we expected to forage preferentially on either longleaf pines or hardwoods during the breeding season continued to do so during the winter.
- Although biotite is capable of this, other minerals such as muscovite, garnet and cordierite are more efficient and preferentially occur in strongly peraluminous rocks.
- Although biotite is capable of this, other minerals such as muscovite, garnet and cordierite are more efficient and preferentially occur in strongly peraluminous rocks.