Synonyms & related words for repressor

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Words related to repressor

Explore words related to repressor — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include represser, corepressor, derepressed, derepression, transactivation, operon, homeobox, transcriptional. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does repressor come from?

The word repressor breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); press, from Latin premere (“to press”); and -or, from Latin or (“agent that does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.