释义 |
reˈpressible, a. [-ible: cf. irrepressible.] 1. Capable of being repressed (Ogilvie 1882). rare—0. Hence reˈpressibly adv. (ibid.). 2. Biochem. That may be inhibited by the action of a repressor; susceptible to the action of a repressor.
1957,1964[see repressor 2]. 1974Nature 10 May 110/1 The interactions which control repressible and inducible operons in bacteria are now well understood in principle. |