megatrial

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noun

A very large trial (of a pharmaceutical etc), sometimes made up of several normal trials.

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Meanings

nounmegatrial (plural megatrials)

plural megatrials

  1. medicineA very large trial (of a pharmaceutical etc), sometimes made up of several normal trials.
  2. A major or large-scale legal trial.

    The convictions that resulted from the Hells Angels megatrials in 2004 have shown just how valuable this legislation is.

    2009, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons Debates, numbers 43-53, page 2682

Origin

From mega- + trial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gematrialmetralgia
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APA

megatrial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megatrial

MLA

“megatrial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megatrial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megatrial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megatrial.

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