enhancer
Americannoun
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enhancers
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a person or thing that enhances.
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Genetics. a gene or gene fragment that activates other genes.
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Here, stock is used as a flavor enhancer rather than as a base for soup.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The debate about whether AI will fulfill its promise as a productivity enhancer won’t be settled for quite some time,” said Jeffery Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Then, just before she hits the gate, Shiffrin pops a very legal performance enhancer known to sweet tooths everywhere: gummy bears, preferably Haribo, as mouth-puckeringly sour as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
"The first gene editing drug approved for a blood disease -- sickle cell anemia -- targets a cell-type specific enhancer."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025
It’s my go.to outfit enhancer, and today is no exception.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Now, more than seven decades later, the Alpe is a fully developed mountain resort, where beer and raclette serve as performance enhancers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Often, they’re processed with emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, stabilizers and other additives.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
"We used CRISPRi to turn off potential enhancers in the astrocytes to see whether it changed gene expression," says lead author Dr. Nicole Green.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025
They frequently contain colors, flavor enhancers, sweeteners, thickeners, foaming agents and emulsifiers, and typically cannot be produced in the home.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Then those two heroes, both enhancers of the glory of the Kurus, deprived of their cars, retreated from the encounter, glaring at each other.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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