"potentiator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potentiators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} potentiator (plural potentiators)
  1. (biology) A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen.
    Sense id: en-potentiator-en-noun-A4BQH-x- Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another.
    Sense id: en-potentiator-en-noun-7RMBvQ0T Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. A flavour enhancer.
    Sense id: en-potentiator-en-noun-q0meC-io Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: immunopotentiator

Inflected forms

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