promoter

[ pruh-moh-ter ]
/ prəˈmoʊ tər /

noun

Origin of promoter

1400–50; late Middle English; see promote, -er1; replacing earlier promotour < Anglo-French

OTHER WORDS FROM promoter

self-pro·mot·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for promoter

British Dictionary definitions for promoter

promoter
/ (prəˈməʊtə) /

noun

a person or thing that promotes
a person who helps to organize, develop, or finance an undertaking
a person who organizes and finances a sporting event, esp a boxing match
chem a substance added in small amounts to a catalyst to increase its activity
genetics a sequence of nucleotides, associated with a structural gene, that must bind with messenger RNA polymerase before transcription can proceed

Medical definitions for promoter

promoter
[ prə-mōtər ]

n.

A substance that increases the activity of a catalyst.
A DNA molecule to which RNA polymerase binds, initiating the transcription of mRNA.
A chemical that may promote carcinogenicity or mutagenicity.

Scientific definitions for promoter

promoter
[ prə-mōtər ]

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