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gain-of-function

gain-of-function is the alternative form of gain of function.

Meaning of gain of function

Noun

gain of function (countable and uncountable, plural gains of function or gains of functions)

  1. An increase in virulence or transmissibility
    Synonyms:
    GOF

Forms of gain-of-function

pluralgains-of-function
pluralgains-of-functions

Phrases with gain-of-function

Questions about gain-of-function

What is gain-of-function the alternative form of?
Gain-of-function is the alternative form of gain of function.

Words near gain-of-function in the dictionary

  1. gain twists
  2. gain upon
  3. gain weight
  4. gain'd
  5. gain-
  6. gain-of-function
  7. gain-of-function research
  8. gain-of-function researches
  9. gain-sharing
  10. gainable
  11. gainage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gain-of-function (page history and authors); gain of function (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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