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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of two or more contributing factors.
  • noun A substance, such as a metallic ion or coenzyme, that must be associated with an enzyme for the enzyme to function.

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  • noun a contributing factor
  • noun biochemistry a substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function
  • noun biochemistry a molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein
  • noun mathematics the result of a number being divided by one of its factors

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result

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