in silicoadv.adj.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈsɪlᵻkəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɪn ˈsɪlᵻˌkoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in prep., silicon n., in vitro adv.

Etymology: < in prep. + silic- (in silicon n.) + -o (in in vitro adv.), after in vitro adv.

A. adv.

With reference to scientific experimentation: by means of computer simulation or modelling.

ΚΠ

1987 Appl. Artific. Intelligence Reporter July 14/3 Microelectronic technology and genetic engineering will soon give us the capability to create new life forms, in silico as well as in vitro.

2002 Pop. Sci. Dec. 123/1 Students who are too squeamish to dissect a frog, or oppose the practice for ethical reasons, can perform the procedure in silico.

2018 Jrnl. Animal Ethics 8 8 Their major criticism [of nonanimal technologies] focuses on the difficulty of modeling a whole integrated system in vitro (or in silico).

B. adj.

Performed or produced in silico.

ΚΠ

1994 Science 1 Apr. 117/2 Attempts to investigate the workings of the nervous system by computer simulation..now range from biologically detailed, conductance-based, in silico model neurons to abstract algorithmic approaches.

2003 N.Y. Times 25 Feb. (Washington Final ed.) d6/3 A thriving new branch of science, often called computational or ‘in silico’ biology, has emerged to analyze the genes and other component parts of a genome.

2014 Independent (Nexis) 9 May 22 The programme's ultimate aim is to create an in silico, or computer simulated, replica of the human body that will allow the virtual testing of treatments on patients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in silico
释义	in silicoadv.adj. Brit. /ɪn ˈsɪlᵻkəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɪn ˈsɪlᵻˌkoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in prep., silicon n., in vitro adv. Etymology: < in prep. + silic- (in silicon n.) + -o (in in vitro adv.), after in vitro adv. A. adv. With reference to scientific experimentation: by means of computer simulation or modelling. ΚΠ 1987 Appl. Artific. Intelligence Reporter July 14/3 Microelectronic technology and genetic engineering will soon give us the capability to create new life forms, in silico as well as in vitro. 2002 Pop. Sci. Dec. 123/1 Students who are too squeamish to dissect a frog, or oppose the practice for ethical reasons, can perform the procedure in silico. 2018 Jrnl. Animal Ethics 8 8 Their major criticism [of nonanimal technologies] focuses on the difficulty of modeling a whole integrated system in vitro (or in silico). B. adj. Performed or produced in silico. ΚΠ 1994 Science 1 Apr. 117/2 Attempts to investigate the workings of the nervous system by computer simulation..now range from biologically detailed, conductance-based, in silico model neurons to abstract algorithmic approaches. 2003 N.Y. Times 25 Feb. (Washington Final ed.) d6/3 A thriving new branch of science, often called computational or ‘in silico’ biology, has emerged to analyze the genes and other component parts of a genome. 2014 Independent (Nexis) 9 May 22 The programme's ultimate aim is to create an in silico, or computer simulated, replica of the human body that will allow the virtual testing of treatments on patients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1987
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