"upregulate" meaning in All languages combined

See upregulate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: upregulates [present, singular, third-person], upregulating [participle, present], upregulated [participle, past], upregulated [past], up-regulate [alternative]
Etymology: From up- + regulate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|regulate|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + regulate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} upregulate (third-person singular simple present upregulates, present participle upregulating, simple past and past participle upregulated)
  1. (biology) To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation Related terms: upregulation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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