How to pronounce“counteract”in English
lengthens art telomeres so those folks were interested in uh bringing about a halt to the lengthening of telomeres in order to
counteract cancer and the folks who were studying the senescence process were interested in lengthening telomeres in order to generate greater repair
capacity and my point was evolutionarily speaking this looks like a plyotropic
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Definitions of “counteract”
An action performed in opposition to another action.
“This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.”
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
“Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface.”
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
“It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.”