Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death factor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: death -fac-tor
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells.

Example Sentences

"Pivotal Role of the Cell Death Factor BNIP3 in Ceramide-Induced Autophagic Cell Death in Malignant Glioma Cells"
"The Fas ligand (FasL) is a key death factor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells."

Inflected Forms

death factors (plural)

Questions

What does death factor mean?: Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells.

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