promotorn.

Brit.

/prəˈməʊtə/, U.S.

/prəˈmoʊdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promotor.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin promotor (see promoter n.). Compare earlier promoter n.

†1. = promoter n. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which

fostrild?c1225

nurser1363

speed1377

promoter1384

furtherer1390

speederc1400

upraiserc1440

promotor1517

nurse1526

advancer1540

promover1545

fosterera1586

increasera1625

fartherer1633

uplifter1650

cultivator1663

upbuilder1865

1517 R. Fox Let. 30 Apr. in Lett. Richard Fox (1929) 94 The Kyng that was my maker and promotor to the dignytie that I unworthely doo occupye.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. iii. 301 They are disinterested, and no passionate promotors of their Kindred.

†2.

a. A procurator; a prosecutor, informer, or spokesperson. Cf. promote v. 6. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another

whistlec1380

dictourc1440

orator1474

prolocutor?a1475

prelocutor1500

vauntparler1534

paranympha1538

mouth1563

speech1578

speaker1583

promotor1603

ambassador1611

suffragant1613

suffragator1618

mouthpiece1776

linguist1819

megaphone1909

porte-parole1911

spokesperson1972

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 421 Aristogiton the sycophant or false promotor, being condemned to death for troubling men with wrongfull imputations.

1688 H. Wharton tr. G. Dellon Hist. Inquisition Goa xi. 19 There is moreover a Promotor, a Procurator, and Advocates for the Prisoners who desire them.

1706 tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 16th Cent. II. iii. i. 2 Hercules Sevecollus, Promotor of the Council [Fr. Promoteur du Concile].

b. In certain Scottish universities: an officer appointed to prosecute students before the Rector for debts or other offences. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > other disciplinary officials

hebdomadar1700

regent1814

promotor1854

1854 Munim. Univ. Glasguensis (Maitland Club) II. Table p. iv A Promotor or General Sindic to be elected annually for the recovery of University debts, and the detection of contraventions of the Statutes. The Promotor to bring offenders before the Lord Rector... The Promotor's oath.

3. In certain Scottish universities: the official who presents students for degrees.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > [noun] > presenting or petitioning for degree > person who

supplicant1649

promoter1699

promotorc1715

c1715 in W. C. Dickinson Two Students at St. Andrews (1952) App. III. p. lxxii In the incapacity of the Vice-Chancellor degrees were conferred by the Rector or some other member of the Senatus under the title of Promotor.

1858 Min. Univ. St. Andrews (MS.) XVII. 415 The Senatus appoint the ex-Rector to act in the meantime as pro-Rector and Promotor.

1894 W. L. Low D. Thomson iv. 93 It was his turn to act as Promotor or ‘Father’ of the new graduates.

1962 Aberdeen Univ. Rev. Autumn 313 The other graduands who have obtained First Class Honours are called up, one by one, by the Promotor.

†4. = promoter n. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legislation > legislator > [noun] > promoter of bill

promoter1652

promotor1741

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. vi. 551 Cælius was the promotor of this law.

a. Chemistry. = promoter n. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > processes or substances affecting reactions > promotion > promoter

promoter1911

promotor1920

1920 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 24 241 In certain instances, a foreign substance is able to render the catalyst considerably more active. Such substances are called ‘promotors’ in the patents of the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik.

1931 Chem. Abstr. 25 428 The influence of various other promotors and protectors in hydrogenation is studied.

2000 Jrnl. Org. Chem. 65 8608 Compounds with C₂ symmetry often exhibit a higher capacity as stereochemical promotors compared to those lacking totally in symmetry.

b. Medicine. = promoter n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > [noun] > drugs used for research

promotor1947

tremorine1956

promoter1960

streptozotocin1960

oxotremorine1961

1947 Brit. Jrnl. Cancer 1 390 Dibenzanthracene is undoubtedly a potent Initiator, but a weak Promotor; benzpyrene is moderately potent both as Initiator and Promotor.

1978 Nature 17 Aug. 640/2 The most powerful known tumour promotors are the phorbol esters, which are not carcinogenic in themselves but can induce tumour growth after a subthreshold dose of carcinogen.

2001 Jrnl. Photochem. & Photobiol. 63 19/2 If these ‘epi-genetic’ interferences [from toxic agents] occur repeatedly, they may noticeably enhance or inhibit carcinogenic progression (i.e., the agent may act as a ‘promotor’ or ‘anti-carcinogen’ respectively).

c. Genetics. = promoter n. 4c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [noun] > other genetic structures

messenger1905

transforming principle1944

muton1957

prokaryon1957

recon1957

vector1958

operon1960

R1961

codon1962

replicon1963

regulon1964

promoter1965

promotor1966

transconjugant1974

cassette1977

1966 F. Jacob in Science June 1475/3 The operator is situated outside the first known structural gene of the operon, from which it appears to be separated by a region called the promotor, which is indispensable to the expression of the entire operon.

1989 R. Dryer & G. Lata Exper. Biochem. i. xi. 273 Operons include DNA subsegments identified as repressor, promotor, and operator regions.

2004 Jrnl. Cell. Biochem. 96 210/1 Studies of the MAFbx upstream promotor structure suggest that a highly conserved core promotor encodes much of the developmental and tissue-specific expression of this gene.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promotor
释义	promotorn. Brit. /prəˈməʊtə/, U.S. /prəˈmoʊdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promotor. Etymology: < post-classical Latin promotor (see promoter n.). Compare earlier promoter n. †1. = promoter n. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which fostrild?c1225 nurser1363 speed1377 promoter1384 furtherer1390 speederc1400 upraiserc1440 promotor1517 nurse1526 advancer1540 promover1545 fosterera1586 increasera1625 fartherer1633 uplifter1650 cultivator1663 upbuilder1865 1517 R. Fox Let. 30 Apr. in Lett. Richard Fox (1929) 94 The Kyng that was my maker and promotor to the dignytie that I unworthely doo occupye. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. iii. 301 They are disinterested, and no passionate promotors of their Kindred. †2. a. A procurator; a prosecutor, informer, or spokesperson. Cf. promote v. 6. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another whistlec1380 dictourc1440 orator1474 prolocutor?a1475 prelocutor1500 vauntparler1534 paranympha1538 mouth1563 speech1578 speaker1583 promotor1603 ambassador1611 suffragant1613 suffragator1618 mouthpiece1776 linguist1819 megaphone1909 porte-parole1911 spokesperson1972 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 421 Aristogiton the sycophant or false promotor, being condemned to death for troubling men with wrongfull imputations. 1688 H. Wharton tr. G. Dellon Hist. Inquisition Goa xi. 19 There is moreover a Promotor, a Procurator, and Advocates for the Prisoners who desire them. 1706 tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 16th Cent. II. iii. i. 2 Hercules Sevecollus, Promotor of the Council [Fr. Promoteur du Concile]. b. In certain Scottish universities: an officer appointed to prosecute students before the Rector for debts or other offences. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > other disciplinary officials hebdomadar1700 regent1814 promotor1854 1854 Munim. Univ. Glasguensis (Maitland Club) II. Table p. iv A Promotor or General Sindic to be elected annually for the recovery of University debts, and the detection of contraventions of the Statutes. The Promotor to bring offenders before the Lord Rector... The Promotor's oath. 3. In certain Scottish universities: the official who presents students for degrees. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > [noun] > presenting or petitioning for degree > person who supplicant1649 promoter1699 promotorc1715 c1715 in W. C. Dickinson Two Students at St. Andrews (1952) App. III. p. lxxii In the incapacity of the Vice-Chancellor degrees were conferred by the Rector or some other member of the Senatus under the title of Promotor. 1858 Min. Univ. St. Andrews (MS.) XVII. 415 The Senatus appoint the ex-Rector to act in the meantime as pro-Rector and Promotor. 1894 W. L. Low D. Thomson iv. 93 It was his turn to act as Promotor or ‘Father’ of the new graduates. 1962 Aberdeen Univ. Rev. Autumn 313 The other graduands who have obtained First Class Honours are called up, one by one, by the Promotor. †4. = promoter n. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > legislator > [noun] > promoter of bill promoter1652 promotor1741 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. vi. 551 Cælius was the promotor of this law. 5. a. Chemistry. = promoter n. 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > processes or substances affecting reactions > promotion > promoter promoter1911 promotor1920 1920 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 24 241 In certain instances, a foreign substance is able to render the catalyst considerably more active. Such substances are called ‘promotors’ in the patents of the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik. 1931 Chem. Abstr. 25 428 The influence of various other promotors and protectors in hydrogenation is studied. 2000 Jrnl. Org. Chem. 65 8608 Compounds with C₂ symmetry often exhibit a higher capacity as stereochemical promotors compared to those lacking totally in symmetry. b. Medicine. = promoter n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > [noun] > drugs used for research promotor1947 tremorine1956 promoter1960 streptozotocin1960 oxotremorine1961 1947 Brit. Jrnl. Cancer 1 390 Dibenzanthracene is undoubtedly a potent Initiator, but a weak Promotor; benzpyrene is moderately potent both as Initiator and Promotor. 1978 Nature 17 Aug. 640/2 The most powerful known tumour promotors are the phorbol esters, which are not carcinogenic in themselves but can induce tumour growth after a subthreshold dose of carcinogen. 2001 Jrnl. Photochem. & Photobiol. 63 19/2 If these ‘epi-genetic’ interferences [from toxic agents] occur repeatedly, they may noticeably enhance or inhibit carcinogenic progression (i.e., the agent may act as a ‘promotor’ or ‘anti-carcinogen’ respectively). c. Genetics. = promoter n. 4c. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [noun] > other genetic structures messenger1905 transforming principle1944 muton1957 prokaryon1957 recon1957 vector1958 operon1960 R1961 codon1962 replicon1963 regulon1964 promoter1965 promotor1966 transconjugant1974 cassette1977 1966 F. Jacob in Science June 1475/3 The operator is situated outside the first known structural gene of the operon, from which it appears to be separated by a region called the promotor, which is indispensable to the expression of the entire operon. 1989 R. Dryer & G. Lata Exper. Biochem. i. xi. 273 Operons include DNA subsegments identified as repressor, promotor, and operator regions. 2004 Jrnl. Cell. Biochem. 96 210/1 Studies of the MAFbx upstream promotor structure suggest that a highly conserved core promotor encodes much of the developmental and tissue-specific expression of this gene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1517
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