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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Screening \Screen"ing\ (skr[=e]n"[i^]ng), n.
     the process of examining or testing objects methodically to
     find those having desirable properties. See screen[3].
  
     Note: In the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical
           screening involves testing a large number of samples of
           substances to find those having desirable
           pharmacological activity; those samples which have the
           property sought are called active or positive in the
           screen. The substances tested may be pure compounds
           with known structure, mixtures of pure compounds, or
           complex mixtures obtained by extraction from living
           organisms. There are often additional sets of test
           performed on active samples, called
  
     counterscreening to eliminate those samples that may also
        possess undesirable properties. In the case of screening
        of mixtures from living organisms, a type of
        counterscreening called dereplication is usually
        performed, to determine if the active sample contains a
        known compound which has previously been studied.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Screen \Screen\ (skr[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Screened; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Screening.]
     1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to
        separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger;
        to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal;
        as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They were encouraged and screened by some who were
              in high commands.                     --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in
        order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the
        worthless from the valuable; to sift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate
        them into groups or to select one or more for some
        purpose. As:
        (a) To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job,
            to select one or more to be hired.
        (b) (Biochem., Med.) to test a large number of samples, in
            order to find those having specific desirable
            properties; as, to screen plant extracts for
            anticancer agents.
            [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Screen \Screen\ (skr[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Screened; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Screening.]
     1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to
        separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger;
        to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal;
        as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.
  
              They were encouraged and screened by some who were
              in high commands.                     --Macaulay.
  
     2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in
        order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the
        worthless from the valuable; to sift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  screening
       n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: showing, viewing]
       2: fabric of metal or plastic mesh
       3: the act of concealing the existence of something by
          obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their
          guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: cover, covering, masking]
       4: testing objects or persons in order to identify those with
          particular characteristics

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 προβολή ταινίας
     2 εξέταση, προληπτικό τσεκάπ (χωρίς να υπάρχει ένδειξη νόσου)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     Spanish n.
     (l en screening)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Screening
     German n.
     n screening

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) mesh material that is used to screen (as in a
  "screen door").
     2 The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove
  unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen ((l en sieve#Noun)).
     3 (lb en in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse
  left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
     4 (lb en by extension uncountable) The examination of any material or
  persons to detect problems through any of various (l en testing#Noun),
  (l en checking#Noun), or (l en filtering#Noun) processes, as:
     5 # (lb en medicine) Identifying (l en case#Noun cases) of a disease
  in a population of (l en asymptomatic) persons.
     6 # (lb en business) Identifying (l en latent#Adjective)
  unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment
  opportunities.
     7 (lb en countable) A (l en test) or (l en method) used for this
  purpose.
     8 The showing of a film, typically by (l en projecting) it on a
  screen.
     9 (lb en soccer) shielding.
     10 (lb en volleyball) action done by the serving team to prevent the
  opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
     vb.
     (present participle of en screen nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     Spanish n.
     (l en screening)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Screening
     German n.
     n screening

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     Spanish n.
     (l en screening)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Screening
     German n.
     n screening

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     Englanti n.
     1 seulonta
     2 (yhteys lääketiede k=en) seulonta
     3 (elokuvan) esitys, näytös
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s creen ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     n.
     ''(anglicism, engelskt ord som också används i svenska sammanhang)''
  vana att söka efter hälsoproblem hos (många) personer utan symptom (?:
  går det bättre?)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  screening
     n.
     ''(anglicism, engelskt ord som också används i svenska sammanhang)''
  vana att söka efter hälsoproblem hos (många) personer utan symptom (?:
  går det bättre?)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/
  الفحص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  screening //ˈskɹiːnɪŋ// 
  1. обогатяване
  examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  2. скрининг
  medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  3. мрежа
  mesh material that is used to screen
  4. отсяване
  process of checking or filtering
  5. прожекция
  showing of a film

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/
  síť

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  promítání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  sítotisk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  rastrování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  stínění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  třídění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  vysílání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/
   [eko] cezení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  clonění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  prosévání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  screening /skɹˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  rentgenovací