epistasis /i-pisˈtə-sis/

1. The suppression by a gene of another non-allelomorphic gene
2. The arrest of a discharge or secretion
3. A scum which forms on the surface of a liquid, esp urine

epistatic /ep-i-statˈik/ adjective

• short cut
• short-cut
• short-cuts
• short-cutting
• short-dated
• short-day plant
• short-day plants
• short division
• short divisions
• shorted
• shorten
• shortened
• shortener
• shorteners
• shortening
• shortenings
• shortens
• shorten sail
• shorter
• shortest
• shortfall
• shortfalls
• short for
• short fuse
• short fuses