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downregulation

downregulation noun: the suppression of a response to a stimulus.

Noun

downregulation (countable and uncountable, plural downregulations)

  1. The suppression of a response to a stimulus
  2. The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity

Forms of downregulation

pluraldownregulations

Origin of downregulation

From down- + regulation.

Questions about downregulation

What does downregulation mean?
Downregulation means the suppression of a response to a stimulus.
What part of speech is downregulation?
Downregulation is a noun.
What is the plural of downregulation?
The plural of downregulation is downregulations.

Words near downregulation in the dictionary

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

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