suppressor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who suppresses
dictators are suppressors of free speech
Types & categories
- controller hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
Types & categories
- gene hypernym
- tumor suppressor gene hyponym
Sense 3 noun
an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
Types & categories
- electrical device hypernym
- surge suppressor hyponym
Related & opposite
- suppress derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crush |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | controller |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | gene |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumor suppressor gene |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppress |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | surge suppressor |