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modulator
verb(mod-u-late)to tune to a key or pitch
modulator
verb(mod-u-late)to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : temper
modulator
verb(mod-u-late)to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio); also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam
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noun(mod-u-late)any of a class of drugs (such as raloxifene or tamoxifen) that bind with estrogen receptors (as of the breast, uterus, or bone) and act as agonists to enhance estrogen activity in some tissues and as antagonists to inhibit estrogen activity in other tissues —called also SERM