ENHANCER

foil, enhancer

(noun) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing’s good qualities; “pretty girls like plain friends as foils”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enhancer (plural enhancers)

Something that enhances.

(genetics) A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes

Source: Wiktionary


En*han"cer, n.

Definition: One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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