suppressor
NOUN
10 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S
suppressor is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1P3P3R1E1S1S1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does suppressor mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Someone who suppresses.
“dictators are suppressors of free speech”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
3
A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER