repressible
- a word derived from repress.
Example Sentences
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The trp operon is an example of repressible control because it uses proteins bound to the operator sequence to physically prevent the binding of RNA polymerase.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The trp operon is constitutive and remains ON by default, whereas the lac operon is repressible and therefore is OFF by default.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
There is nothing more banal, and nothing less repressible, than noting when horrific real-world events resemble movies.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2014
But Werth, who escaped St. Petersburg as a boy and later served in Moscow as a French correspondent, examines recent Russian history with barely repressible optimism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The young man's heart beat for a moment with repressible excitement.
From From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield by Alger, Horatio
