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inhibitor
[in-hib-i-ter]
inhibitor
/ ɪˈɪɪə /
noun
Also called: inhibiter.a person or thing that inhibits
Also called: anticatalyst.a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction Compare catalyst
biochem
a substance that inhibits the action of an enzyme
a substance that inhibits a metabolic or physiological process
a plant growth inhibitor
any impurity in a solid that prevents luminescence
an inert substance added to some rocket fuels to inhibit ignition on certain surfaces
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inhibitor1
Example Sentences
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.
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."
Then, we added the suspected inhibitors – quercetin, as well as some other phenolics we wanted to test – to see whether they slowed the process.
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.
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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