Associations to the word «Cofactor»

Wiktionary

COFACTOR, noun. A contributing factor
COFACTOR, noun. (biochemistry) a substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function
COFACTOR, noun. (biochemistry) a molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein
COFACTOR, noun. (mathematics) the result of a number being divided by one of its factors

Dictionary definition

COFACTOR, noun. A substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats