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[in-hib-i-ter]

noun

  1. a person or thing that inhibits.

  2. Chemistry.a substance that decreases the rate of or stops completely a chemical reaction.

  3. any impurity in a mineral that prevents luminescence.

  4. Rocketry.an inert antioxidant used with solid propellants to inhibit burning on certain surfaces.



inhibitor

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: inhibiter.a person or thing that inhibits

  2. Also called: anticatalyst.a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction Compare catalyst

  3. biochem

    1. a substance that inhibits the action of an enzyme

    2. a substance that inhibits a metabolic or physiological process

      a plant growth inhibitor

  4. any impurity in a solid that prevents luminescence

  5. an inert substance added to some rocket fuels to inhibit ignition on certain surfaces

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inhibitor1

First recorded in 1865–70; inhibit + -or 2
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Funding comes down to help the community game and that sometimes is an inhibitor to growth because you have to find a solution that compromises all these types of things.

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HHS is ordered to "assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs."

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Then, we added the suspected inhibitors – quercetin, as well as some other phenolics we wanted to test – to see whether they slowed the process.

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The investigational drug itacitinib is one of several JAK inhibitors under investigation for their potential to prevent graft-versus-host disease when given before a stem cell transplant, which would be a new use for this therapy.

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Blocking NRP1 with established compounds is one option, as NRP1 inhibitors -- including monoclonal antibodies -- have already been developed to treat cancer.

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