experimental

adjective

ex·per·i·men·tal | \ ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tᵊl also -ˌspir-

Definition of experimental

1 : of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment

2a : serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation an experimental school

b : relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative still in the experimental stage

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Examples of experimental in a Sentence

The fuel is being used on an experimental basis. an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia

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Jason Achilles Rock/experimental/instrumental 8 p.m. Fri. — Aaron Davis, sacbee, "LA’s Jason Achilles brings ‘zen-like’ rock and blues meanderings to Old Ironsides," 6 July 2018 The 5,300-square-foot facility offers 24 beers on tap, including Left Coast’s core brews — Hop Juice Triple IPA and Trestles IPA — and experimental recipes produced on site. — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, "San Clemente’s Left Coast Brewing Co. opens an Irvine location," 12 July 2018 Tests proved him right. Spraying experimental rice plants with artificial acid rain immediately cut their release into the soil of three relevant bacterial foodstuffs—fumaric acid, galactose and glucose. — The Economist, "A cheap way to save rice plants from the effects of acid rain," 12 July 2018 In 1959, experimental director Kenneth Anger published the book Hollywood Babylon, which claimed to uncover the truth behind the Hollywood's most famous figures. — refinery29.com, "The New Season Of You Must Remember This Explores Hollywood’s First Fake News Hoax," 9 July 2018 But Biogen has essentially gone all in on targeting amyloid — another one of its experimental Alzheimer’s medicines, aducanumab, is an amyloid antibody in late-stage trials. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "Biogen's Stock Is Soaring Because of Its Experimental Alzheimer's Drug — But Some Are Urging Caution," 6 July 2018 More than a dozen seemingly promising experimental medicines have flopped in clinical trials over the past three decades. — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, "As drug development flounders, people fearing Alzheimer’s embrace lifestyle changes," 24 June 2018 In recent times, the imagination of experimental medicine has been dominated by mechanisms to alter human physiology. — New York Times, "Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why?," 9 May 2018 The company has announced about $16 billion of deals this year, agreeing to buy Bioverativ Inc. to expand in hemophilia treatments and Ablynx NV to gain an experimental medicine for another rare bleeding disorder. — Phil Serafino, Bloomberg.com, "Sanofi to Sell Generics for $2.4 Billion to Focus on Biotech," 17 Apr. 2018

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