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Definition of enhancer
1 : one that enhances
2 : a nucleotide sequence that increases the rate of genetic transcription by preferentially increasing the activity of the nearest promoter on the same DNA molecule
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Cancer (June 21—July 22) Summer kicks off with Cancer season: the perfect time to nurture and care for ourselves and others (by creating the perfect mood enhancer: a beautiful floral arrangement, obviously).
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Tests that were supposed to remain private but later implicated Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and Ortiz, who denied knowingly using performance enhancers.
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Arora believes the dumplings are dangerous because of the use of ajinomoto, which contains monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer used in many street foods.
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Kraft, which sells the MiO water enhancer, filed the suit in Delaware, where Kraft Foods Group is incorporated.
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Blonde color enhancer plays a key role in maintaining the mother-of-pearl effect.)
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Mushrooms are embraced as a natural flavor enhancer because of their high concentration of glutamic acid, which is the natural amino acid form of monosodium glutamate (MSG), often used for flavoring Asian recipes.
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There’s also a danger that athletes could illicitly use the drug as a performance-enhancer, but that’s already being done with a crude and less safe early version of the fat-burning technology, Evans said.
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Another potential entertainment-enhancer is the USAC Silver Crown race.
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First Known Use of enhancer
14th century
Medical Dictionary
enhancer
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noun
en·hanc·er
\in-ˈhan(t)-sər, en-\
Medical Definition of enhancer
: a nucleotide sequence that increases the rate of genetic transcription by increasing the activity of the nearest promoter on the same DNA molecule
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