repressor
See also: Repressor
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)
Noun
repressor (plural repressors)
- Anything that represses.
- (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription.
Derived terms
Translations
protein that represses
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛˈprɛs.sɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [reˈprɛs.sor]
Noun
repressor m (genitive repressōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | repressor | repressōrēs |
| genitive | repressōris | repressōrum |
| dative | repressōrī | repressōribus |
| accusative | repressōrem | repressōrēs |
| ablative | repressōre | repressōribus |
| vocative | repressor | repressōrēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: repressor
- French: répresseur
- Galician: represor
- Italian: repressore
- Portuguese: repressor
- Spanish: represor
References
- “repressor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “repressor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- repressor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.