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noun
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: silencer, muffler
Antonyms: loudener
noun
A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: suppresser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical device
Narrower terms: surge suppressor, surge protector, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester
noun
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene
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Broader terms: gene, cistron, factor
Narrower terms: tumor suppressor gene
noun
someone who suppresses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: suppresser
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Broader terms: restrainer, controller
History
From suppress + -or.
