suppressive

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"One of the things that we showed exploring all of this iron biology is that ferroptosis is tumor suppressive, as everybody suspected -- but much more profoundly in younger animals," Dr. Tammela says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

That is why I believe protecting libraries from suppressive movements is a societal necessity.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

They have been through their own suppressive or traumatic environments and fell in love.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

The two women who have taken the stand in the trial so far said they avoided going to law enforcement out of fear of being labeled suppressive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022

The Treatment of Acute Diseases by Natural Methods In the preceding chapters we have described the results of the wrong, that is, suppressive treatment of acute diseases.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry