Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that suppresses.
- noun A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene, especially of a mutant gene.
- noun A device, such as a resistor or grid, that is used in an electrical or electronic system to reduce unwanted currents.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who suppresses, crushes, or quells; one who represses, checks, or stifles; one who conceals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who suppresses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device which
suppresses something, especially anelectronic ormechanical device. - noun A person who suppresses others, a
tyrant . - noun A
gene that suppresses the effect of another throughepistasis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who suppresses
- noun a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
- noun an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
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Examples
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It sounds funny — after all, your Blackberry can recharge on the hotel bathroom floor — but a surge suppressor is convenient if you have the space for it in your luggage.
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It sounds funny — after all, your Blackberry can recharge on the hotel bathroom floor — but a surge suppressor is convenient if you have the space for it in your luggage.
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It sounds funny — after all, your Blackberry can recharge on the hotel bathroom floor — but a surge suppressor is convenient if you have the space for it in your luggage.
For authors on book tour, don’t forget your … « The Book Publicity Blog 2009
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The sound suppressor is so they can hear when the .50 cal machine gun is firing.
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Can't Post | Private Reply estimado senior geezer extraordinaire -- es un nombre, myu apropriado para ti ... joke aside, a surge suppressor is a lot cheaper, especially if you bring it with you from the States.
Cable/DSL in SMA 2003
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We found the paperwork for a Treasury Department stamp tax of two hundred dollars for a class III device, approved by ATF, called a suppressor, which you would call a silencer.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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We found the paperwork for a Treasury Department stamp tax of two hundred dollars for a class III device, approved by ATF, called a suppressor, which you would call a silencer.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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We found the paperwork for a Treasury Department stamp tax of two hundred dollars for a class III device, approved by ATF, called a suppressor, which you would call a silencer.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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Some T lymphocytes are called the helper cells because they promote immune responses and encourage the B lymphocytes to produce more antibody, and different T lymphocytes, known as suppressor cells, inhibit immune reponses and tell the B lymphocytes that it is time to cut back on production.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Some T lymphocytes are called the helper cells because they promote immune responses and encourage the B lymphocytes to produce more antibody, and different T lymphocytes, known as suppressor cells, inhibit immune reponses and tell the B lymphocytes that it is time to cut back on production.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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