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counterregulate

counterregulate verb: to counter the regulatory action of a hormone.

Verb

counterregulate (third-person singular simple present counterregulates, present participle counterregulating, simple past and past participle counterregulated)

  1. To counter the regulatory action of a hormone

Forms of counterregulate

third-person singular presentcounterregulates
present participlecounterregulating
past participlecounterregulated
pastcounterregulated

Origin of counterregulate

From counter- + regulate.

Questions about counterregulate

What does counterregulate mean?
Counterregulate means to counter the regulatory action of a hormone.
What part of speech is counterregulate?
Counterregulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterregulate?
The past tense of counterregulate is counterregulated.

Words near counterregulate in the dictionary

  1. counterreformers
  2. counterreforming
  3. counterreforms
  4. counterregime
  5. counterregimes
  6. counterregulate
  7. counterregulated
  8. counterregulates
  9. counterregulation
  10. counterregulations
  11. counterregulative

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