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death factor

death factor noun: any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells.

Noun

death factor (plural death factors)

  1. Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells.
    • Pivotal Role of the Cell Death Factor BNIP3 in Ceramide-Induced Autophagic Cell Death in Malignant Glioma Cells2004, American Association of Cancer Research
    • The Fas ligand (FasL) is a key death factor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells.2006, Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences

Forms of death factor

pluraldeath factors

Questions about death factor

What does death factor mean?
Death factor means any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells.
What part of speech is death factor?
Death factor is a noun.
What is the plural of death factor?
The plural of death factor is death factors.

Words near death factor in the dictionary

  1. death duty
  2. Death Eater
  3. Death Eaters
  4. death erection
  5. death erections
  6. death factor
  7. death factors
  8. death fat
  9. death fats
  10. death flag
  11. death flags

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