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  • adjective biology Not native to a location; brought from another place.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of introduce.

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Examples

  • “Public goods” is a term introduced by Samuelson, to refer to those goods that can be “used by many persons at the same time without reducing the amount available for any other person.”

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • “Public goods” is a term introduced by Samuelson, to refer to those goods that can be “used by many persons at the same time without reducing the amount available for any other person.”

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • Even the word introduced into a conversation can still cause a wince and averted eyes in some quarters.

    The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

  • Even the word introduced into a conversation can still cause a wince and averted eyes in some quarters.

    The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

  • Even the word introduced into a conversation can still cause a wince and averted eyes in some quarters.

    The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

  • His use of the term introduced into competition the notion of struggle for existence and the survival of the fittest.

    Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926

  • Fourth Bonus: Cost per View Traffic or PPV [the term introduced by Gauher] traffic Techniques.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Gratification is the term introduced by Billy's defense team.

    Unspun 2009

  • 8 "Incommensurability" is a term introduced by Kuhn in "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."

    NYT > Home Page By ERROL MORRIS 2011

  • This effort is known as "disease mongering," a term introduced by health-science writer Lynn Payer in her 1992 book Disease-Mongers: How Doctors, Drug Companies, and Insurers Are Making You Feel Sick.

    Dr. Larry Dossey: Creating Disease: Big Pharma and Disease Mongering 2010

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