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co-factor
Variant of cofactor
noun
- any one of two or more factors, the combined effects of which may cause a certain result or condition, esp. a diseasealso written co-factor
- Biochem. an accessory substance, esp. a coenzyme, that must be present for a particular biological reaction to occur
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