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Definition: Suppressor |
SuppressorNoun1. Someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech". 2. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene). 3. An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Suppressor \Sup*press"or\, noun. [Latin expression, hider.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A component specially designed for disturbance suppression. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | A device used to reduce or eliminate noise or other signals that interfere with the operation of a communication system, usually at the noise source. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Provide the automatic dispersal of the. . extinguishing. . agent. . to fill the enclosure completely within milliseconds after. . detection of the explosion. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SuppressorSynonyms: suppresser (n), suppresser gene (n), suppressor gene (n). (additional references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Ray Courington, left, and Bruce Daniel inspect the infrared suppressor system, nicknamed a "tub," which the team installed on the AC-130H gunship in the background. (P.; photo by Sue Sapp).. |
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Health | Determining the roles of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes in melanoma progression. (references) | |
The effects of transforming oncogenes and potential suppressor genes are highly pleiotropic. (references) | ||
It involves taking two antibiotics to kill the bacteria and either an acid suppressor or stomach-lining shield. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Suppressor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Suppressor" is used about 65 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 65 | 41,645 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "suppressor": echo suppressor ♦ echo suppressor enabling ♦ echo suppressor equipped ♦ flash suppressor ♦ interference suppressor ♦ noise suppressor ♦ polarised suppressor ♦ polarized suppressor ♦ sound suppressor ♦ spike suppressor ♦ suppressor gene ♦ suppressor T cell ♦ suppressor T lymphocyte ♦ surge suppressor ♦ tumor suppressor gene. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "suppressor": tumour-suppressor. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "suppressor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shtypës (ejector, expediter, leaden, oppressive, oppressor, pounder, repressive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مزيل التشويش, جهاز لإزالة التشويش, القامع (oppressor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | стабилизатор (balancer, governor, regulator, stabilizator, stabilizer, tail plane), потисник (oppressor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 遏抑器. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | potlaèitel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | støjdæmpningselement (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component), støjdæmpningsanordning (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ontstoringskondensator (anti-interference capacitor, spark capacitor, spark-killer, suppression capacitor), onderdrukker (silencer), interferentie-onderdrukker (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | häiriönpoistaja (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dispositif antiparasite (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sperrgerät. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καταστέλλων (suppresser), καταστολέας παρεμπολών (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component), καταπιεστήσ (oppressor, represser), αντιπαρασιτική διάταξη (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ"כא (depressing, oppressive, oppressor, repressive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elnyomó (oppressive, oppressor, repressive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | soppressore, dispositivo di soppressione d'interferenza (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "子 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | い"ぺいし. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 억 기. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | smaghteyder (castigator, chastiser, corrector), ploogheyder (smotherer), moogheyder (extinguisher, quencher), casteyder (queller, quencher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uppressorsay dispositivo de supressão de interferência (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) супрессор. (various references) ugušivač, tlačitelj (oppressor). (various references) supresor, dispositivo antiparásito (interference suppresser, interference suppressor, suppresser, suppression component). (various references) undertryckare (represser). (various references) süpresör, parazit giderici araç. (various references) máy triệt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "suppressor": suppressors. (additional references) | |
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"Suppressor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: supressor. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "suppressor" (pronounced supre"ser) |
| 6 | -u p r e" s er | oppressor. |
| 5 | -p r e" s er | compressor, presser. |
| 4 | -r e" s er | aggressor, dresser, stressor, transgressor. |
| 3 | -e" s er | assessor, guesser, lesser, lessor, possessor, Professor, successor. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-o-p-p-r-r-s-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: superpros, supposers. | |
-2 letters: pressors, prospers, purposes, superpro, supposer, supposes, suppress. | |
-3 letters: oppress, poseurs, pourers, pressor, propers, prosers, prosper, prosses, purpose, pursers, repours, rousers, spouses, suppers, suppose. | |
-4 letters: opuses, posers, poseur, posses, pourer, proper, proser, proses, purser, purses, pusses, repour, repros, ropers, rouser, rouses, serous, sourer, souses, spores, spouse, sprues, supers, supper, uppers, uprose. | |
-5 letters: euros. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-o-p-p-r-r-s-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: suppressors. | |
+2 letters: superpersons. | |
+4 letters: prosperousness. | |
+5 letters: opprobriousness, superscriptions. | |
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