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Adjective: in silico
Usage: technical
  1. Performed on computer or via computer simulation rather than in a laboratory or living organism
    "The researchers conducted the drug screening in silico to predict its efficacy before clinical trials"
Adverb: in silico
Usage: technical
  1. By means of computer modeling or simulation
    "The drug's effects were first tested in silico"

Encyclopedia: In silico