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downregulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
down-reg-u-late
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.

Etymology

From down- + regulate.

Inflected Forms

downregulates (present, singular) downregulating (participle, present) downregulated (participle, past) downregulated (past) down-regulate (alternative)

Derived Forms

downregulatable

Antonyms

upregulate

Questions

What does downregulate mean?
To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
Where does downregulate come from?
From down- + regulate.

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