Associations to the word «Repressor»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
REPRESSOR, noun. Anything that represses.
REPRESSOR, noun. (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription
Dictionary definition
REPRESSOR, noun. An agent that represses.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.