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down-regulate

down-regulate is the alternative form of downregulate.

Meaning of downregulate

Verb

downregulate (third-person singular simple present downregulates, present participle downregulating, simple past and past participle downregulated)

  1. To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
    Antonyms:
    upregulate

Forms of down-regulate

third-person singular presentdown-regulates
present participledown-regulating
past participledown-regulated
pastdown-regulated

Questions about down-regulate

What is down-regulate the alternative form of?
Down-regulate is the alternative form of downregulate.

Words near down-regulate in the dictionary

  1. down-modulate
  2. down-modulated
  3. down-modulates
  4. down-modulating
  5. down-page
  6. down-regulate
  7. down-regulated
  8. down-regulates
  9. down-regulating
  10. down-regulation
  11. down-river

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