Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downregulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: down-reg-u-la-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The suppression of a response to a stimulus

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From down- + regulation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

downregulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

upregulation

Questions

What does downregulation mean?: The suppression of a response to a stimulus
Where does downregulation come from?: From down- + regulation.

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