Suppressor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that suppresses: a suppressor of free speech.
  • n. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene, especially of a mutant gene.
  • n. A device, such as a resistor or grid, that is used in an electrical or electronic system to reduce unwanted currents.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
  • n. A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
  • n. A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who suppresses.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who suppresses, crushes, or quells; one who represses, checks, or stifles; one who conceals.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who suppresses
  • n. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
  • n. an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    restrainer    controller   
    Cross Reference
    suppressant    surge suppressor   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Prof.    aggressor    assessor    compressor    dresser   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    suppressors    microenvironment    silencer    effector    mitogen-activated   
     
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