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neuromodulator

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neu⋅ro⋅mod⋅u⋅la⋅tor

[noor-oh-moj-uh-ley-ter]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.

Origin:
neuro- + modulator
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Main Entry: neu·ro·mod·u·la·tor
Pronunciation: -'mäj-&-"lAt-&r
Function: noun
: something (as a polypeptide)that potentiates or inhibits the transmission of a nerve impulse but is not the actual means of transmission itself —neu·ro·mod·u·la·to·ry /-l&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective
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