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counterregulatory

counterregulatory adjective: that counters a regulatory process, especially the action of a hormone.

Adjective

counterregulatory (not comparable)

  1. That counters a regulatory process, especially the action of a hormone

Origin of counterregulatory

From counter- + regulatory.

Questions about counterregulatory

What does counterregulatory mean?
Counterregulatory means that counters a regulatory process, especially the action of a hormone.
What part of speech is counterregulatory?
Counterregulatory is an adjective.

Words near counterregulatory in the dictionary

  1. counterregulated
  2. counterregulates
  3. counterregulation
  4. counterregulations
  5. counterregulative
  6. counterregulatory
  7. counterreligion
  8. counterreligions
  9. counterremark
  10. counterremarks
  11. counterremonstrant

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