modulant

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Something that serves to modify something else.

Equivalents

Françaismodulant

Examples

“These senses are not restrictive in the languages which have ⟳ both stems, and we are not warranted in suggesting more than that there may have ⟳ been a distinctive value to each of the terminal consonant modulants, but that in the drift along the ages and across the seas the distinction has in some places become ⟳ obscured.”

“Essential oils are known immune modulants, and because they are so concentrated, it is reasonable to assume ⟳ that, in certain cases, some oils may be too strong for some systems.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Modular modular arithmetic modular building modular calculus modular form modular home

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