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derepressing

derepressing is the present participle and gerund of derepress.

Meaning of derepress

Verb

derepress (third-person singular simple present derepresses, present participle derepressing, simple past and past participle derepressed)

  1. To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
  2. To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).

Questions about derepressing

What is derepressing the present participle and gerund of?
Derepressing is the present participle and gerund of derepress.

Words near derepressing in the dictionary

  1. dereplications
  2. derepress
  3. derepressed
  4. derepresses
  5. derepressible
  6. derepressing
  7. derepression
  8. derepressions
  9. derepressive
  10. derepressor
  11. derepressors

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