downregulate

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ regulate.

Verb

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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

Antonyms

• upregulate

Derived terms

• downregulatable