See Also: modifier(dictionary)
modifier(dictionary)
effect modifier(medicine)
modifier gene(medicine)
biological response modifier(medicine)
Biological Response Modifier(health)

modifier (iou)



modifier noun. L16.
[from MODIFY + -ER1.]
Scots Law. An official who assesses or awards a payment etc. L16.
A person who or thing which modifies or alters something, or produces variation. L17.
b. Grammar. A word, phrase, or clause which modifies another; a phonetic sign or symbol which modifies a character. M19.
c. Genetics. A gene which modifies the phenotypic expression of a gene at another locus. E20.