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derepress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dere-press
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor

verb

To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).

Etymology

From de- + repress.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

derepresses (present, singular) derepressing (participle, present) derepressed (participle, past) derepressed (past)

Questions

What does derepress mean?
To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
Where does derepress come from?
From de- + repress.

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