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• n  someone who suppresses
• n  a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
• n  an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents

• Three years and $5,000,000 spent on research produced a sound suppresser that Boeing claims will make its four-jet 707s quieter than big piston planes.
• Three years and $5,000,000 spent on research produced a sound suppresser that Boeing claims will make its four-jet 707s quieter than big piston planes.

• suppressor
• suppressor gene
• suppresser gene