underactivated

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adjective

Less than normally activated.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

underactivated1

adjectiveunderactivated (comparative more underactivated, superlative most underactivated)

comparative more underactivated · superlative most underactivated

  1. Less than normally activated.
    1 more example

    Putative Wnt pathway targets were selected based on the following criteria: (1) an average fold change of 1.5-fold or more in deIs10 ; huIs1 (Wnt pathway overactivation) compared to control ( N2 ); (2) present and increased calls in at least two of three biological replicates; (3) ANOVA P ≤0.05; and (4) ratio of average fold change ≥1.5-fold between Wnt pathway overactivated ( deIs10 ; huIs1 ) and underactivated ( deIs10 ; deIs26 ) conditions.

    2015 June 5, Lakshmi Gorrepati et al., “Identification of Wnt Pathway Target Genes Regulating the Division and Differentiation of Larval Seam Cells and Vulval Precursor Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans”, in G3: Genes, volume 5, →DOI

underactivated2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of underactivate

Origin

underactivated · adjective

From under- + activated.

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underactivated · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

underactivated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated

MLA

“underactivated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underactivated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated.

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