See Also: x factor(medicine)
factor XI(medicine)
factor xia(medicine)
factor Va(medicine)
Factor V(health)
Factor X(health)
factor V1a(medicine)
factor V(medicine)
factor P(medicine)
One-factor APT(money)

grogram (iou) and psi factor (medicine)


grogram (iou)



grogram noun & adjective. M16.
[French gros grain lit. 'coarse grain': see GROSS adjective, GRAIN noun1 & cf. GROSGRAIN. For the change of final n to m cf. buckram, vellum.]
A. noun.
A coarse fabric of silk, or of mohair and wool, or of a mixture of all these, often stiffened with gum. M16.
A garment made of grogram. M17.
b. adjective. Made or consisting of grogram. L16.

psi factor (medicine)


psi factor


A protein responsible for the specific initiation of the RNA polymerase-catalyzed reaction at the promoter sites of genes.