Noun: suppresser su'pre-su(r)
- Someone who suppresses
"dictators are suppressers of free speech";
- suppressor
- A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
"The p53 gene is a well-known suppresser gene that helps prevent cancer";
- suppressor, suppressor gene, suppresser gene
- An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
"The engineer installed a suppresser to reduce electromagnetic interference";
- suppressor
Derived forms: suppressers
Type of: cistron, controller, electrical device, factor, gene, restrainer