suppressive

adj, noun — 2 senses

suppressive

adj

/səˈprɛ.sɪv/ · [səˈpʰrʷɛ.sɪv]

Etymology From suppress + -ive.

1

That serves to suppress.

Derived terms: allosuppressive, atherosuppressive, cardiosuppressive, fibrosuppressive, hypersuppressive, immunosuppressive, lymphosuppressive, myelosuppressive, neurosuppressive, nonsuppressive, oncosuppressive, semisuppressive, suppressively, suppressiveness, suppressive person, thrombosuppressive, unsuppressive

suppressive

noun

Etymology From suppress + -ive.

1

Any drug that acts to suppress a condition.

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