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 | ||