See Also: repressor(dictionary)
repressor(medicine)
translational repressor(medicine)
repressor proteins(medicine)
repressor gene(medicine)
lactose repressor(medicine)
inactive repressor(medicine)
active repressor(medicine)
Repressor protein(medicine)
met repressor operator complex(medicine)

repressor (iou)



repressor noun. E17.
[Latin, agent-noun from reprimere REPRESS.]
A person who or thing which represses something. rare. E17.
Biochemistry. A substance which by its action on an operon can inhibit the synthesis of a specific enzyme or set of enzymes. M20.
repressory adjective E20.