Definitions for repressor
repressor
re·pres·sor
Spelling: [ri-pres-er]
IPA: /rɪˈprɛs ər/
Repressor is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 160 anagrams from letters in repressor (eeoprrrss).
Definitions for repressor
noun
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represser.
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Genetics. a protein that binds DNA at an operator site and thereby prevents transcription of one or more adjacent genes.
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a person or thing that represses.
Origin of repressor
From Latin, dating back to 1955-60; See origin at repress, -tor
Examples for repressor
In his principal work, the "repressor of over much blaming of the Clergy," ed.