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downregulating

downregulating is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about downregulating

What is downregulating the present participle and gerund of?
Downregulating is the present participle and gerund of downregulate.

Words near downregulating in the dictionary

  1. downrating
  2. downregulatable
  3. downregulate
  4. downregulated
  5. downregulates
  6. downregulating
  7. downregulation
  8. downregulations
  9. downregulator
  10. downregulators
  11. downregulatory

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