The repressor determines when the gene turns on and off by functioning as an intermediate between the gene and an appropriate signal (Scientific American).
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pres|sor — «PREHS uhr», adjective. Physiology. increasing blood pressure; stimulating. A pressor nerve is one whose stimulation causes an increase of blood pressure … Useful english dictionary
com|pres|sor — «kuhm PREHS uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that compresses. 2. Anatomy. a muscle which compresses a part. 3. (in surgery) an instrument for compressing a part of the body. 4. a machine for compressing air, gas, or the like. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
de|pres|sor — «dih PREHS uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that depresses. 2. Anatomy. a muscle that depresses or draws down a part. 3. a) a medical or surgical instrument for pressing down some part or organ: »A doctor uses a tongue depressor when looking into … Useful english dictionary
op|pres|sor — «uh PREHS uhr», noun. a person who is cruel or unjust to people under him. SYNONYM(S): despot, tyrant … Useful english dictionary
sup|pres|sor — «suh PREHS uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that suppresses, crushes, or quells. 2. a person or thing that represses, checks, or stifles: »Sound suppressors put the finger squarely on the solution of the jet noise problem (Wall Street Journal). 3 … Useful english dictionary
de|re|pres|sor — «DEE rih PREHS uhr», noun. Genetics. a biochemical mechanism that activates a gene by disengaging the repressing mechanism, or repressor; inducer … Useful english dictionary
vas|o|de|pres|sor — «VAS oh dih PREHS uhr», noun. a drug that lowers blood pressure by artificially relaxing the blood vessels: »A wide variety of vasodepressors of varying effectiveness have now been offered to the physician (Morris Fishbein) … Useful english dictionary
vas|o|pres|sor — «VAS oh PREHS uhr», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the constriction of blood vessels: »The life saving vasopressor drugs, used to combat shock after a heart attack, conserve the blood supply to heart and brain at the expense of… … Useful english dictionary
com·pres·sor — /kəmˈprɛsɚ/ noun, pl sors [count] : a machine that compresses air or gas … Useful english dictionary
sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… … English syllables
