repressor

See also: Repressor

English

Noun

repressor (plural repressors)

  1. Anything that represses.
  2. (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription.

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Translations

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈpres.sor/, [rɛˈprɛs.sɔr]

Noun

repressor m (genitive repressōris); third declension

  1. restrainer, represser
  2. limiter

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative repressor repressōrēs
Genitive repressōris repressōrum
Dative repressōrī repressōribus
Accusative repressōrem repressōrēs
Ablative repressōre repressōribus
Vocative repressor repressōrēs

References
  • repressor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • repressor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • repressor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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