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derepressive

derepressive adjective: that counters repression.

Adjective

derepressive (comparative more derepressive, superlative most derepressive)

  1. That counters repression
    • The same outcome occurred when glutamine was re-fed to nitrogen-starved cells or those growing in a derepressive nitrogen source ( Figure 8 ).2015 May 29, Jennifer J. Tate et al., “GATA Factor Regulation in Excess Nitrogen Occurs Independently of Gtr-Ego Complex-Dependent TorC1 Activation”, in G3: Genes, volume 5, →DOI

Forms of derepressive

comparativemore derepressive
superlativemost derepressive

Origin of derepressive

From de- + repressive.

Words that rhyme with derepressive

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Questions about derepressive

What does derepressive mean?
Derepressive means that counters repression.
What part of speech is derepressive?
Derepressive is an adjective.

Words near derepressive in the dictionary

  1. derepresses
  2. derepressible
  3. derepressing
  4. derepression
  5. derepressions
  6. derepressive
  7. derepressor
  8. derepressors
  9. derequisition
  10. derequisitioned
  11. derequisitioning

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