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underexpression

underexpression noun: insufficient or abnormally low expression.

Noun

underexpression (countable and uncountable, plural underexpressions)

  1. Insufficient or abnormally low expression
    • the underexpression of certain genes
    • your underexpression of passion

Forms of underexpression

pluralunderexpressions

Origin of underexpression

From under- + expression.

Questions about underexpression

What does underexpression mean?
Underexpression means insufficient or abnormally low expression.
What part of speech is underexpression?
Underexpression is a noun.
What is the plural of underexpression?
The plural of underexpression is underexpressions.

Words near underexpression in the dictionary

  1. underexposures
  2. underexpress
  3. underexpressed
  4. underexpresses
  5. underexpressing
  6. underexpression
  7. underexpressions
  8. underextend
  9. underextended
  10. underextending
  11. underextends

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