| integral | 1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire. "A local motion keepeth bodies integral." (Bacon) 2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant. "Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty." (South) 3. <mathematics> Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional. Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus. Integral calculus. See Calculus. Origin: Cf. F. Integral. See Integer. 1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual. 2. <mathematics> An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf. Fluent. Elliptic integral, one of an important class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; so called because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| integral dose | The total energy absorbed by the body, the product of the mass of tissue irradiated and the absorbed dose; unit, the gram rad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| integral membrane protein | <protein> A protein that is firmly anchored in a membrane (unlike a peripheral membrane protein). most is known about the integral proteins of the plasma membrane, where important examples include hormone receptors, ion channels and transport proteins. An integral protein need not cross the entire membrane, those that do are referred to as transmembrane proteins. (18 Nov 1997) |
| integral proteins | Proteins that cannot be easily separated from a biomembrane. Synonym: intrinsic proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |