The class of drugs…is called immunomodulators, meaning drugs which can modify the body's own defense system (Financial Times).
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mod|er|a|tor|ship — «MOD uh RAY tuhr shihp», noun. the office of moderator: »His service was fittingly crowned by a Double Moderatorship of the General Assembly (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
mod|er|a|tor — «MOD uh RAY tuhr», noun. 1. a presiding officer; chairman: »the moderator of a town meeting, the moderator of a church assembly. 2. an arbitrator; mediator. SYNONYM(S): arbiter, umpire, judge. 3. Physics. a material, such as graphite, used in a… … Useful english dictionary
mod|u|la|tor — «MOJ u LAY tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that modulates. 2. a device, such as a vacuum tube, for changing a radio current by adding sound waves to it … Useful english dictionary
de|mod|u|la|tor — «dee MOJ uh LAY tuhr», noun. a device, such as a rectifier, used in demodulating; detector … Useful english dictionary
mod·er·a·tor — /ˈmɑːdəˌreıtɚ/ noun, pl tors [count] : someone who leads a discussion in a group and tells each person when to speak : someone who moderates a meeting or discussion The moderator allowed audience members to ask the governor questions. She acts as … Useful english dictionary
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
mod — cy·mod·o·ce·a·ce·ae; de·mod·ed; ho·mod·ro·mal; ho·mod·ro·mous; ho·mod·ro·my; MOD; mod·acrylic; mod·al·ism; mod·al·ist; mod·el·er; mod·el·ist; mod·el·ize; mod·e·nese; mod·er·ant; mod·er·ant·ism; mod·er·ant·ist; mod·er·ate·ly; mod·er·ate·ness;… … English syllables
Tor functor — In higher mathematics, the Tor functors of homological algebra are the derived functors of the tensor product functor. They were first defined in generality to express the Künneth theorem and universal coefficient theorem in algebraic… … Wikipedia
modulate — mod•u•late [[t]ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion 2) to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one s listener, etc 3) tgp to cause the amplitude, frequency,… … From formal English to slang
moderator — mod·er·a·tor mäd ə .rāt ər n a substance (as graphite, deuterium in heavy water, or beryllium) used for slowing down neutrons in a nuclear reactor … Medical dictionary
