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Repressor vs Represser - What's the difference?

repressor | represser |

As nouns the difference between repressor and represser

is that repressor is anything that represses while represser is one who, or that which, represses.

repressor

English

Noun

(wikipedia repressor) (en noun)
  • Anything that represses.
  • (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription
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    represser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, represses.
    • (Webster 1913)