suppressor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suppressor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for suppressor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suppressor n someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech" Synonym(s): suppressor, suppresser a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) Synonym(s): suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents Synonym(s): suppressor, suppresser
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppressor \Sup*press"or\, n. [L., hider.] One who suppresses.