modifier

These genes are known as epigenetic modifier genes because they influence gene activity by adding chemical groups to DNA and altering its structure.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026

It's what earns his narcissism the modifier "malignant."

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

“Recycled is a positive modifier in most contexts but that isn’t necessarily the case when it comes to gold or silver,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

Lynch’s dystopian novel, which won the Booker Prize on Sunday, is at once so particularly Irish yet so universally familiar that it deserves the overused modifier “Kafkaesque.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

Because a count noun cannot stand on its own—you can’t say Daughter cooked dinner— and a modifier doesn’t help; Beautiful daughter cooked dinner is still bad.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“Sales of our proteins and modifiers have increased 300 to 400%. They’ll substitute out three ounces of chicken and get a full chicken breast, which is eight ounces of chicken.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

At the same time, management described customization as a $1 billion-a-year business, built on high-margin modifiers such as cold foam, milk alternatives, and protein add-ins that allow customers to personalize nearly every beverage.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Researchers note that further mechanistic studies will be needed to understand why the same genetic modifiers can have opposite effects on different repeats.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026

The main thrust of these accounts has been that suspensions do not work as behavior modifiers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

The problem with dangling modifiers is that their subjects are inherently ambiguous and sometimes a sentence will inadvertently attract a reader to the wrong choice.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker