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oversuppression

oversuppression noun: excessive suppression (of a gene, hormone etc.).

Noun

oversuppression (uncountable)

  1. Excessive suppression (of a gene, hormone etc.)

Origin of oversuppression

From over- + suppression.

Questions about oversuppression

What does oversuppression mean?
Oversuppression means excessive suppression (of a gene, hormone etc.).
What part of speech is oversuppression?
Oversuppression is a noun.

Words near oversuppression in the dictionary

  1. oversupplemented
  2. oversupplied
  3. oversupplies
  4. oversupply
  5. oversupplying
  6. oversuppression
  7. oversups
  8. oversure
  9. oversureness
  10. oversurveillance
  11. oversusceptibility

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