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The phrase "acts both as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that serves two functions or roles simultaneously.
Example: "The new software acts both as a project management tool and a communication platform."
Alternatives: "serves as" or "functions as".
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Here the smartphone acts both as a detector and image analysis station.
Similar to the hot-wire method, a metal wire suspended in a liquid acts both as a heater and a thermometer.
In short, just as we report here for pEndos and PP2A-B55, they concluded that pInhibitor-1 acts both as an inhibitor and a substrate for PP1.
We determined that activated gpASNase3 acts both as an asparaginase and as a β-aspartyl peptidase and characterized its kinetic properties.
Saccharomyces boulardii is a yeast which acts both as a probiotic and a polyamine producer.
The platinum micro-wire acts both as a temperature sensor and heating element.
In this method, KOH acts both as activating agent and template.
Each water molecule acts both as a hydrogen bond donor and as a hydrogen bond acceptor.
In these catalysts aluminum acts both as textural and structural promoter.
The city acts both as a retrospective memory and as a preview of our possible-someday lives.
Salt is another vital ingredient as it acts both as a taste enhancer and to strengthen the gluten network.
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