Associations to the word «Repressor»

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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke