Dictionary

inhibitor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English inhibit Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English inhibitor From inhibit + -or.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, inhibits.
   • I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
2. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
   • 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. 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN:
3. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process.

Forms

Deriveds

salirasib (Compound words) · neuroinhibitor (Compound words) · vasoinhibitor (Compound words) · puberty inhibitor (Multiword terms) · inhibitory · ovoinhibitor (Compound words) · proinhibitor (Compound words) · noninhibitor (Compound words) · ACE inhibitor (Multiword terms) · sympathoinhibitor (Compound words) · serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (Multiword terms) · angioinhibitor (Compound words) · proton pump inhibitor (Multiword terms) · selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Multiword terms) · cathelin (Compound words) · carbidopa (Compound words) · coinhibitor (Compound words) · protease inhibitor (Multiword terms) · enzyme inhibitor (Multiword terms) · vigabatrin (Compound words) · isoinhibitor (Compound words) · secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (Multiword terms) · TNF inhibitor (Multiword terms) · Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor (Multiword terms) · proton-pump inhibitor (Multiword terms)

Relateds

catalyst

Translations (39)

lt inhibitorius (substance slowing a reaction) · nl remmer (substance slowing a reaction) · yue 抑制劑 /抑制剂 (substance slowing a reaction) · cs inhibitor m zpomalovač (substance slowing a reaction) · st sesitisa (substance slowing a reaction) · eu inhibitzaile (substance slowing a reaction) · ca inhibidor (substance slowing a reaction) · te నిరోధకము (substance slowing a reaction) · tl panansala (substance slowing a reaction) · ms perencat (substance slowing a reaction) · ka ინჰიბიტორი (substance slowing a reaction) · yi אינהיביטאָר (substance slowing a reaction) · nl inhibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · kmr rêgir (substance slowing a reaction) · fi estoaine (substance slowing a reaction) · pt inibidor (substance slowing a reaction) · sw kiviza (substance slowing a reaction) · ro inhibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · de Inhibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · ja 阻害剤 (substance slowing a reaction) · kk ингибиторы (substance slowing a reaction) · is hemill (substance slowing a reaction) · id inhibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · et inhibiitor (substance slowing a reaction) · af inhibeerder (substance slowing a reaction) · az ingibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · it inibitore (substance slowing a reaction) · pl inhibitor (substance slowing a reaction) · id penghambat (substance slowing a reaction) · gu બાધક (substance slowing a reaction) · ru ингиби́тор (substance slowing a reaction) · bg инхибитор (substance slowing a reaction) · da hæmmer (substance slowing a reaction) · es inhibidor (substance slowing a reaction) · ny woletsa (substance slowing a reaction) · fr inhibiteur (substance slowing a reaction) · fi inhibiittori (substance slowing a reaction) · mn дарангуйлагч (substance slowing a reaction) · el αναστολέας (substance slowing a reaction)