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coactivator

coactivator noun: any protein that binds to an activator as part of gene transcription.

Noun

coactivator (plural coactivators)

  1. Any protein that binds to an activator as part of gene transcription

Forms of coactivator

pluralcoactivators

Origin of coactivator

From co- + activator.

Questions about coactivator

What does coactivator mean?
Coactivator means any protein that binds to an activator as part of gene transcription.
What part of speech is coactivator?
Coactivator is a noun.
What is the plural of coactivator?
The plural of coactivator is coactivators.

Words near coactivator in the dictionary

  1. coactivated
  2. coactivates
  3. coactivating
  4. coactivation
  5. coactivations
  6. coactivator
  7. coactivators
  8. coactivatory
  9. coactive
  10. coactively
  11. coactivities

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