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superactivate

superactivate verb: to produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation.

Verb

superactivate (third-person singular simple present superactivates, present participle superactivating, simple past and past participle superactivated)

  1. To produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation
    • Thus, it is conceivable that under limiting O 2 concentrations active IKK will phosphorylate ZNF395 and thus enable ZNF395 to superactivate the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines we have disclosed here.2015 July 1, Christine Herwartz et al., “The Transcription Factor ZNF395 Is Required for the Maximal Hypoxic Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines in U87-MG Cells”, in Mediators of Inflammation...

Forms of superactivate

third-person singular presentsuperactivates
present participlesuperactivating
past participlesuperactivated
pastsuperactivated

Origin of superactivate

From super- + activate.

Questions about superactivate

What does superactivate mean?
Superactivate means to produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation.
What part of speech is superactivate?
Superactivate is a verb.
What is the past tense of superactivate?
The past tense of superactivate is superactivated.

Words near superactivate in the dictionary

  1. superacoustic
  2. superactinide
  3. superactinides
  4. superaction
  5. superactions
  6. superactivate
  7. superactivating
  8. superactivation
  9. superactivations
  10. superactive
  11. superactivities

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