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SUPPRESSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
Synonyms:
suppresser; suppressor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("suppresser" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suppresser"):
lightning arrester; spike arrester; spike suppressor; surge protector; surge suppressor (electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current)
Derivation:
suppress (bring under control by force or authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
Synonyms:
suppresser; suppresser gene; suppressor; suppressor gene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suppresser" is a kind of...):
cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suppresser"):
tumor suppressor gene (a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who suppresses
Example:
dictators are suppressors of free speech
Synonyms:
suppresser; suppressor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suppresser" is a kind of...):
controller; restrainer (a person who directs and restrains)
Derivation:
suppress (bring under control by force or authority)
suppress (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority)
