"downregulate" meaning in All languages combined

See downregulate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: downregulates [present, singular, third-person], downregulating [participle, present], downregulated [participle, past], downregulated [past]
Etymology: down- + regulate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|regulate}} down- + regulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} downregulate (third-person singular simple present downregulates, present participle downregulating, simple past and past participle downregulated)
  1. To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation Wikipedia link: downregulate

Inflected forms

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