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absorptivity / absorption factor: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
sun protection factor / SPF: the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
releasing hormone / RH / releasing factor / hypothalamic releasing hormone / hyp: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones, each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
gene / cistron / factor: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain, it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons, it is considered a unit of heredity, "genes were formerly called factors"
cognitive factor: something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
determinant / determiner / determinative / determining factor / causal factor: a determining or causal element or factor, "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
clincher / decisive factor: a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
factor: an independent variable in statistics
component / constituent / element / factor / ingredient: an abstract part of something, "jealousy was a component of his character", "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony", "the grammatical elements of a sentence", "a key factor in her success", "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
factor analysis: any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors, beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire PF: a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits
clincher / determiner determining factor: an argument that is conclusive
factor: anything that contributes causally to a result, "a number of factors determined the outcome"
agent factor / broker: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
coefficient of reflection / reflection factor / reflectance / reflectivity: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
factor: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
conversion factor: factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units
factor of proportionality / constant of proportionality: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y, usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
prime factor: the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
divisor factor: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer, "what are the factors of ?"
multiplier / multiplier factor: the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
scale factor: a number used as a multiplier in scaling
time-scale factor: the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process
equivalent-binary-digit factor: the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary, on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes .N binary digits
common divisor / common factor / common measure: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
greatest common divisor / greatest common factor / highest common factor: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
correction / fudge factor: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
load factor: (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
safety factor / factor of safety: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
rheumatoid factor: autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis
growth factor: a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth
nerve growth factor / NGF: a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells
tumor necrosis factor / tumour necrosis factor / TNF: a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages), has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
hyaluronidase / spreading factor / Hyazyme: an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids
coagulation factor / clotting factor: any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation
fibrinogen / factor| a protein present in blood plasma, converts to fibrin when :
releasing factor / releasing hormone / RF: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
growth hormone-releasing factor / GHRF: a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
intrinsic factor: a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B, "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia"
rhesus factor / Rh factor / Rh: a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people, if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
prothrombin / factor II: a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
thromboplastin / thrombokinase / factor III: an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
calcium ion / factor IV: ion of calcium, a factor in the clotting of blood
proaccelerin / prothrombin accelerator / accelerator factor / factor V: a coagulation factor
proconvertin / cothromboplastin / stable factor / factor VII: a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
antihemophilic factor / antihaemophilic factor / antihemophilic globulin / antih: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
Christmas factor / factor IX: coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B
prothrombinase / factor X: coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
plasma thromboplastin antecedent / factor XI: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency
Hageman factor / factor XII: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood
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