counteracts
- present tense form of counteract (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Gravity makes dark matter clump together, but dark energy counteracts this effect.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
Now, researchers report that a once-promising new drug, an antibody that counteracts a pernicious toxin in the viper’s venom, has failed in animal trials.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2024
"I do believe that we can win," he counteracts, "and I won't stop fighting until we do."
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024
This results in an electrical voltage -- the so-called thermoelectric voltage -- which counteracts the thermally excited movement of the charge carriers.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
This counteracts the immense pressure on the bottom of the dam.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
