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)

ostentatious (oh) and W factor (medicine)


ostentatious (oh)



something that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich
::She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring.
::an ostentatious display of wealth
someone who is ostentatious likes to show everyone how rich they are
::He was vain and ostentatious.
-- ostentatiously adv

W factor (medicine)


W factor -->
biotin
<biochemistry> A prosthetic group for carboxylase enzymes. Important in fatty acid biosynthesis and catabolism and has found widespread use as a covalent label for macromolecules which may then be detected by high affinity binding of labelled avidin or streptavidin. Essential growth factor for many cells.