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Enhancer vs Potentiator - What's the difference?

enhancer | potentiator |

As nouns the difference between enhancer and potentiator

is that enhancer is something that enhances while potentiator is (biology) a reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen.

enhancer

English

Noun

(wikipedia enhancer) (en noun)
  • Something that enhances.
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  • Mucuna pruriens' Latin name may be thought to suggest its predilection, but actually means itchy. Nonetheless, one can easily find it being sold in capsules as a sex enhancer. It has actually been used as such in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries.
  • (genetics) A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes
  • potentiator

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia potentiator) (en noun)
  • (biology) A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen
  • (medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another
  • A flavour enhancer