"death factor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: death factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death factor (plural death factors)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-death_factor-en-noun-jYnaoZwJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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