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downregulate

downregulate verb: to decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.

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

Antonyms of downregulate

Forms of downregulate

third-person singular presentdownregulates
present participledownregulating
past participledownregulated
pastdownregulated
alternative formdown-regulate

Origin of downregulate

From down- + regulate.

Words formed from downregulate

Questions about downregulate

What does downregulate mean?
Downregulate means to decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
What part of speech is downregulate?
Downregulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of downregulate?
The past tense of downregulate is downregulated.

Words near downregulate in the dictionary

  1. downrate
  2. downrated
  3. downrates
  4. downrating
  5. downregulatable
  6. downregulate
  7. downregulated
  8. downregulates
  9. downregulating
  10. downregulation
  11. downregulations

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