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gain-of-function research

gain-of-function research noun: medical research that alters an organism or disease in a way that increases pathogenesis, transmissibility, or host range.

Noun

gain-of-function research (countable and uncountable, plural gain-of-function researches)

  1. Medical research that alters an organism or disease in a way that increases pathogenesis, transmissibility, or host range.

Forms of gain-of-function research

pluralgain-of-function researches

Questions about gain-of-function research

What does gain-of-function research mean?
Gain-of-function research means medical research that alters an organism or disease in a way that increases pathogenesis, transmissibility, or host range.
What part of speech is gain-of-function research?
Gain-of-function research is a noun.
What is the plural of gain-of-function research?
The plural of gain-of-function research is gain-of-function researches.

Words near gain-of-function research in the dictionary

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

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