inhibitor

See also: Inhibitor

English

Etymology

From inhibit +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

inhibitor (plural inhibitors)

  1. One who, or that which, inhibits.
    I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
  2. (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
    • 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN[1]:
      The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. [] A common solution is switching to bupropion, which is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor, or NDRI.
  3. (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process

Derived terms

Translations

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪnɦɪbɪtor]

Noun

inhibitor m inan

  1. (chemistry, biology, pharmacology) inhibitor
    inhibitor koroze.rust inhibitor.

Declension

  • inhibice
  • inhibiční

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English inhibitor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪn.hi.ˈbi.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -tɔr, -ɔr, -r
  • Hyphenation: in‧hi‧bi‧tor

Noun

inhibitor (plural inhibitor-inhibitor)

  1. (biology, chemistry) inhibitor: any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction or biological process
    Synonym: penghambat
    Synonym: perencat (Standard Malay)

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English inhibitor, French inhibiteur, German Inhibitor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.xiˈbi.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itɔr
  • Syllabification: in‧hi‧bi‧tor

Noun

inhibitor m inan

  1. (chemistry) inhibitor

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • inhibitorowy

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inhibiteur.

Noun

inhibitor m (plural inhibitori)

  1. inhibitor

Declension

Declension of inhibitor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative inhibitor inhibitorul inhibitori inhibitorii
genitive-dative inhibitor inhibitorului inhibitori inhibitorilor
vocative inhibitorule inhibitorilor