suppressor
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical deviceA device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
Meaning
4 sensesA device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
someone who suppresses
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
Origin
From suppress + -or.From suppress + -or.
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Forms
plural: suppressors| Singular | suppressor |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsSee also
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