suppressive
Britishadjective
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tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression
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psychiatry tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms
Example Sentences
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"One of the things that we showed exploring all of this iron biology is that ferroptosis is tumor suppressive, as everybody suspected -- but much more profoundly in younger animals," Dr. Tammela says.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
Moreover, Ctdnep1 knockdown also led to increased absorption of calcium phosphate, suggestive of the suppressive role of Ctdnep1 in bone resorption.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
That is why I believe protecting libraries from suppressive movements is a societal necessity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
The church also says it never declared any of the women suppressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Even the cessation of suppressive treatment and the stimulating influence of mental and metaphysical therapeutics are not sufficient to bring about the reconstructive healing crises.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
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