derepress

[ dee-ri-pres ]

verb (used with object)Genetics.

induce (def. 5).

Origin of derepress

¹

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + repress

Other words from derepress

de·re·pres·sion [dee-ri-presh-uhn], /ˌdi rɪˈprɛʃ ən/, noun

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