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cotransmitter

cotransmitter noun: a substance released at the same time as a neurotransmitter in order to modify its action.

Noun

cotransmitter (plural cotransmitters)

  1. A substance released at the same time as a neurotransmitter in order to modify its action

Forms of cotransmitter

pluralcotransmitters

Origin of cotransmitter

From co- + transmitter.

Questions about cotransmitter

What does cotransmitter mean?
Cotransmitter means a substance released at the same time as a neurotransmitter in order to modify its action.
What part of speech is cotransmitter?
Cotransmitter is a noun.
What is the plural of cotransmitter?
The plural of cotransmitter is cotransmitters.

Words near cotransmitter in the dictionary

  1. cotranslocations
  2. cotransmission
  3. cotransmissions
  4. cotransmit
  5. cotransmitted
  6. cotransmitter
  7. cotransmitters
  8. cotransplant
  9. cotransplantation
  10. cotransplantations
  11. cotransplanted

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