promoter (redirected from Gene promoter)

pro·mot·er  (pr-mtr)

n.

1. One that promotes, especially an active supporter or advocate.

2. A financial and publicity organizer, as of a boxing match or an artistic performance.

3. Genetics The region of an operon that acts as the initial binding site for RNA polymerase.

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promoter [prəˈməʊtə]

n

1. a person or thing that promotes

2. a person who helps to organize, develop, or finance an undertaking

3. (General Sporting Terms) a person who organizes and finances a sporting event, esp a boxing match

4. (Chemistry) Chem a substance added in small amounts to a catalyst to increase its activity

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics a sequence of nucleotides, associated with a structural gene, that must bind with messenger RNA polymerase before transcription can proceed

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promoter  (pr-mtr)

The region of an operon that acts as the initial binding site for RNA polymerase.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	promoter - someone who is an active supporter and advocate plugger, booster adman, advertiser, advertizer - someone whose business is advertising barker - someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
	2.	promoter - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments impresario, showman booker, booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances exhibitioner, exhibitor, shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see organ-grinder - a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy porn merchant, pornographer - someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores

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promoter

noun

1. organizer, arranger, entrepreneur, impresario one of the top boxing promoters in Britain

2. supporter, champion, advocate, campaigner, helper, proponent, stalwart, mainstay, upholder Aaron Copland was a most energetic promoter of American music.

Translations

promoter [prəˈməʊtəʳ] N (gen) → promotor(a) m/f; (= backer) → patrocinador(a) m/f (Boxing) → empresario/a m/f

promoter [prəˈməʊtə^r] n

[event] → organisateur/trice m/f

[idea, practice] → promoteur/trice m/f

promoter

n (Sport, of beauty contest etc) → Promoter m, → Veranstalter m; (of company) → Promoter m; sales promoter → Verkaufsleiter(in) m(f), → Salespromoter(in) m(f) (Comm)

promoter [prəˈməʊtəʳ] n (gen) → promotore/trice; (of sporting event) → promoter m inv, organizzatore/trice, fondatore/trice; (of cause) → sostenitore/trice