anteriorize
anteriorize verb: to inhibit posteriorization.
Verb
anteriorize (third-person singular simple present anteriorizes, present participle anteriorizing, simple past and past participle anteriorized)
- To inhibit posteriorization
- In support of the latter idea, the work in Xenopus found that Rdh10 mRNA did not produce overt phenotypes alone, but could anteriorize embryos when co-injected with Aldh1a2 mRNA, indicating these two enzymes together are necessary to enhance the production of RA [29 ].2015 September 23, “Rdh10a Provides a Conserved Critical Step in the Synthesis of Retinoic Acid during Zebrafish Embryogenesis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of anteriorize
| third-person singular present | anteriorizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | anteriorizing |
| past participle | anteriorized |
| past | anteriorized |
Origin of anteriorize
From anterior + -ize.
Words formed from anteriorize
Questions about anteriorize
- What does anteriorize mean?
- Anteriorize means to inhibit posteriorization.
- What part of speech is anteriorize?
- Anteriorize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of anteriorize?
- The past tense of anteriorize is anteriorized.
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