Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repressor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
re-pres-sor
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that represses.

noun

Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription.

Inflected Forms

repressors (plural)

Derived Forms

antirepressor aporepressor autorepressor corepressor derepressor riborepressor superrepressor transrepressor

Synonyms

represser

Rhymes With

professor lesser compressor dresser confessor yessir lessor depressor necessar pressor

Questions

What does repressor mean?
Anything that represses.

How to pronounce repressor

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