promoterless

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adjective

Without a promoter (type of DNA section).

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English promoter →
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Meanings

adjectivepromoterless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyWithout a promoter (type of DNA section).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinprōmoveō
  12. Latinprōmōtus
  13. Englishpromote
  14. Englishpromoter
  15. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  17. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  18. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  19. Englishpromoterless

From promoter + -less.

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APA

promoterless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promoterless

MLA

“promoterless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promoterless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promoterless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promoterless.

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