Associations to the word «Repressor»

Wiktionary

REPRESSOR, noun. Anything that represses.
REPRESSOR, noun. (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription

Dictionary definition

REPRESSOR, noun. An agent that represses.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle