in silico
in sil·i·co
(ĭn sĭl′ĭ-kō)adv. & adj. By computer modeling: a hypothesis that was tested in silico but not in vitro; in silico analysis.
[Latin
in,
in + pseudo-Latin
silicō (from English
silicon, on the model of
in vitro,
in vivo,
etc., in reference to the silicon chips in computers).]
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