"cofactor" meaning in English

See cofactor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cofactors [plural]
Etymology: From co- + factor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|factor}} co- + factor Head templates: {{en-noun}} cofactor (plural cofactors)
  1. A contributing factor.
    Sense id: en-cofactor-en-noun-oBZNKiM1
  2. (biochemistry) A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function): 輔因子 (Chinese Mandarin), 辅因子 (fǔyīnzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kofaktori (Finnish), kofaktor (Hungarian), 補因子 (hoinshi) (alt: ほいんし) (Japanese), кофактор (kofaktor) (Kazakh), cofactor [masculine] (Spanish), kakabuo (Tagalog), kofaktör (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cofactor-en-noun-bJUFg4zp Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'substance that must be present for an enzyme to function': 1 90 2 3 4
  3. (biochemistry) A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-cofactor-en-noun-Bn1DUkRN Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (mathematics) The result of a number being divided by one of its factors. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-cofactor-en-noun-X5cB985E Topics: mathematics, sciences
  5. (mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix. Categories (topical): Linear algebra, Mathematics Synonyms (determinant of a submatrix): minor (english: unsigned)
    Sense id: en-cofactor-en-noun-Zf5~xfoX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 16 19 8 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 18 16 14 21 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 16 17 7 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 15 17 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 14 18 4 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 15 15 9 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 22 9 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 14 16 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 21 15 15 9 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 22 21 10 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 14 16 7 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 21 15 15 9 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 15 15 8 42 Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'determinant of a submatrix': 9 10 12 4 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cofactor expansion, cofactor matrix, metallocofactor, procofactor

Inflected forms

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