enhancer

名词 n.
/ɪnˈhɑːnsə/    /ɪnˈhænsɚ/|/ɛnˈhænsɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that enhances.
    — Mucuna pruriens' Latin name may be thought to suggest its predilection, but actually means itchy. Nonetheless, one can easily find it being sold in capsules as a sex enhancer. It has actually been used as such in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries.
  2. A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes.

词形变化

enhancers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English enhance
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English enhancer
From enhance + -er.
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