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repress, repressed, represser, repressible enzyme, repression, repressive, repressor, repressor gene, reprieval, reprieve, reprimand
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repressive
/ (rɪˈprɛsɪv) /
adjective
acting to control, suppress, or restrain
subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation
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Medicine definitions for repressive
repressive
[ rĭ-prĕs′ĭv ]
adj.
Causing or inclined to cause repression.
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