proliferator
- noun
- /prəˈlɪfəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
:
proliferador
- The study focused on the effects of the proliferator on cancer cells in the laboratory.
- peroxisome proliferator
- proliferator-activated receptor
Examples
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The scientists identified a new proliferator that could help regenerate damaged tissue.
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Doctors are cautious about using any proliferator due to the risk of uncontrolled cell growth.
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The new drug acts as a proliferator of healthy cells.
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Researchers identified a potent proliferator for cancer cells.
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The medication works as a proliferator, helping damaged tissues to regenerate quickly.
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Certain growth factors act as proliferators, stimulating cell division in the body.
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Research shows that this nutrient is a potent proliferator of healthy skin cells.
Synonyms
A substance that makes living things grow or multiply quickly
Antonyms
- Specialized
46
6.0
A substance that slows down and can stop chemical reactions in the body or in a lab
- Specialized
4
8.8
A gene that reduces the effects of another gene, often a harmful change
How Strong
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
3.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
27
4.9
- Specialized
173
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
proliferator = proliferate (transparent) = proliferate + or
The medical/biological sense is an agentive use of 'proliferate' (one that promotes cell proliferation), so the morphological relation is direct.
Etymology
Proliferator in biology keeps the same idea, from the root proles ('offspring') and the verb proliferate meaning 'to produce many'. So a biological proliferator is a substance that makes cells divide and grow quickly, like a signal that tells cells to 'make many' new cells.