exploratory

Used with adjective complement

commence: In early 2004 it was also announced that the NCI had commenced exploratory Phase I/II studies with tariquidar in combination with various cytotoxic drugs.

Modifies a noun

• laparotomy: At exploratory laparotomy raw bones were found impacting the bowel.
• drilling: They are now going out to Canada to supervise exploratory drilling.
• visualization: Therefore, I have been looking at different aspects of exploratory visualization.
• trench: The project in 1998 comprised a number of surveys, study of aerial photographs and the opening of exploratory trenches.
• expedition: I recently had the good fortune to undertake an exploratory caving expedition to south-eastern Uzbekistan.
• excavation: The DGLA kindly invited some HADAS members to visit the site to see their exploratory excavations.

Modifying Another Word

• largely: Outcome measures The study was largely exploratory and descriptive.
• primarily: The purpose of the first phase was primarily exploratory in nature.
• essentially: Moreover, our study is essentially exploratory inasmuch as there is little academic writing on women and ceramics in Wales.
• only: As this study is only exploratory, there is further work to be done, but I am really looking forward to it.
• very: Specialization will come later once the fishery has developed, for at the moment it is all very exploratory.
• genuinely: We hope that the meetings will be informal, highly participative, and genuinely exploratory.

Preposition: in

nature: The purpose of the first phase was primarily exploratory in nature.