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Webster 1913 Edition
Inhibitor
In-hib′i-tor
,Noun.
[NL.]
That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.
Definition 2024
Inhibitor
Inhibitor
See also: inhibitor
German
Noun
Inhibitor m (genitive Inhibitors, plural Inhibitoren)
- inhibitor (all senses)
Declension
Declension of Inhibitor
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Inhibitor | die | Inhibitoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Inhibitors | der | Inhibitoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Inhibitor | den | Inhibitoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Inhibitor | die | Inhibitoren |
inhibitor
inhibitor
See also: Inhibitor
English
Noun
inhibitor (plural inhibitors)
- One who or that which inhibits.
- I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
- (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
- (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process
Derived terms
Translations
substance slowing a reaction