"enhancer" meaning in English

See enhancer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈhɑːnsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈhænsɚ/ [General-American], /ɛnˈhænsɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enhancer.wav Forms: enhancers [plural]
Etymology: From enhance + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|enhance|er|id2=agent noun}} enhance + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} enhancer (plural enhancers)
  1. Something that enhances.
    Sense id: en-enhancer-en-noun-yRDgELQ5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
  2. (genetics) A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes
    Sense id: en-enhancer-en-noun-1Og29xLY Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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