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English noun: suppressor | |||
| 1. | suppressor (person) someone who suppresses | ||
| Samples | Dictators are suppressors of free speech. | ||
| Synonyms | suppresser | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | controller, restrainer | ||
| 2. | suppressor (body) a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) | ||
| Synonyms | suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor gene | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cistron, factor, gene | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tumor suppressor gene | ||
| 3. | suppressor (artifact) an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents | ||
| Synonyms | suppresser | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lightning arrester, spike arrester, spike suppressor, surge protector, surge suppressor | ||
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