suppression

• The whole opera was remodeled, recitative substituted for dialogue, and one of the most important characters,—Rainibaud, cut out in the fourth and fifth acts—a suppression which is claimed to have befogged a very clear and intelligible plot. —  Great Italian and French Composers
• It appears to have this effect both through appetite suppression, an enhanced metabolic rate, and - at least in laboratory animals - has been shown to stimulate higher levels of physical activity, which again would increase caloric expenditure and further reduce weight. —  Biosingularity
• Because it is non-renormalizable you get a mass suppression, a mass at the denominator, which corresponds to some high energy scale. —  A Quantum Diaries Survivor
• The rationale for this suppression is the claim that natural cancer therapies have not been scientifically proven to be effective, and such treatment, even if harmless, would delay the more effective conventional cancer treatment.
• He has had interim name suppression but yesterday chose to have that lifted so he could publicly clear his name.

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