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What is the noun for suppress?

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suppressor
  1. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
    1. Part of the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
  2. A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
  3. A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “One variation of the baffled sound suppressor is known as the coaxial suppressor.”
      “Several genetic alterations to tumor suppressor genes have been shown to play a major role in tumorigenesis.”
      “However, its potential function as a tumor suppressor gene suggests a possible role in the malignant transformation of mesothelial cells.”
suppression
  1. The act or instance of suppressing.
  2. The state of being suppressed.
  3. A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Repression or suppression of intense feelings beneath a calm exterior is also associated with elevated blood pressure.”
      “The violent suppression of protests was followed by serious human rights violations.”
      “We have to guard against inadvertently contributing to the suppression of information from the people and from ourselves.”
suppressing
suppressibility
  1. Quality of being suppressible.
suppressiveness
  1. The state of being suppressive.
suppresser
  1. Alternative form of suppressor
suppressant
  1. A substance that suppresses.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The NP orders a cough suppressant with codeine, as this drug has proved effective in the past.”
      “Those using the drug as an appetite suppressant appeared to be at 16 times the risk.”
      “It also acted as a stimulant, a sedative, an appetite suppressant, and fed smokers' addictions.”
suppressibilities
  1. plural of suppressibility
suppressants
  1. plural of suppressant
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Dust suppressants work by binding fine particles to larger particles that cannot be swept up in the backdraft of passing vehicles.”
      “Studies have shown no benefit to treating children's colds with antihistamines, decongestants or cough suppressants.”
      “Appetite suppressants should be totally avoided because they are addictive.”
suppressings
suppressions
suppressers
  1. plural of suppresser
suppressors
  1. plural of suppressor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Preliminary mapping of the remaining suppressors demonstrates that they define several distinct loci.”
      “Thus, we were able to identify the bud scars in four of the suppressors, and they all showed the normal axial distribution in haploid cells.”
      “The dosage suppressors could rescue ram lethality by several possible mechanisms.”
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