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What is the noun for modifying?

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modification
  1. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
  2. an alteration or adjustment to something
  3. a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
  4. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
  5. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)
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  7. Examples:
    1. “So I'm quite comfortable writing for those audiences, with slight modifications.”
      “It may be used to add a final modification to the image color, as brown tones will often take on a cooler look when heat dried.”
      “Additionally, we are currently preparing a modification to amend a contract that was originally issued on November 21 at a dollar value of less than $500,000.”
modifier
  1. One who, or that which, modifies.
  2. (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.
  3. (programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The constituent that comes before a head in a phrase to qualify its meaning has the function of modifier.”
      “It is a modifier of Earth's atmosphere.”
      “Although the modifier in a noun phrase will often be an adjective, it doesn't have to be.”
modificomics
  1. (biochemistry) The study of posttranslational modifications of the proteins associated with a particular genome
modificative
  1. (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
modificand
  1. (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause which is modified.
modifiability
  1. The condition of being modifiable
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Excellent design for me includes flexibility, modifiability, extensibility, and repairability.”
      “All neurones have the three characteristics of sensitivity, conductivity, and modifiability.”
      “As has been already suggested, one of the most important characteristics of all these tendencies is their modifiability.”
modifiableness
  1. Quality of being modifiable.
modified
  1. Any vehicle used in modified racing.
modifiabilities
modifications
  1. plural of modification
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Chlamydomonas strains were transformed according to the silicon carbide whisker method of DUNAHAY 1993, with the following modifications.”
      “Twenty-five patients experienced adverse drug reactions, but only 12 of them needed drug modifications.”
      “It is your right as a member to question these actions, and request such modifications as you see fit.”
modificatives
  1. plural of modificative
modificands
  1. plural of modificand
modifieds
  1. plural of modified
modifiers
  1. plural of modifier
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The quotation is an example of an English construction in which parallel modifiers are interpreted in a special way.”
      “We've hired therapists and behavioral modifiers, parent effectiveness training.”
      “Antimalarial drugs or immune response modifiers like methotrexate can reduce steroid dose and side effects.”
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