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perturbagen

noun

Etymology

From perturb + -gen.

  1. derived from *(s)twerH-✻ — “to agitate, stir up; to urge on, propel”
  2. derived from τῠ́ρβη — “confusion, disorder, tumult”
  3. derived from perturbāre
  4. derived from perturber
  5. inherited from perturben — “to disturb (someone) mentally, disquiet; to cause disorder to (something), confuse; to hinder (something)”
  6. suffixed as perturbagen — “perturb + gen”

Definitions

  1. A substance (typically a peptide) designed to disrupt intracellular processes, providing…

    A substance (typically a peptide) designed to disrupt intracellular processes, providing information about the operation of pathways and networks within a cell.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA