inhibitory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire.
Meanings
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That inhibits.
Numerous experiments show that the brain exercises an inhibitory action over the reflex movements, and that the more active that organ, the more they are under control.
29 October 1886, Charles Richet, "A Psychological Study of Fear", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 29the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center
- Of, or relating to an inhibitor.
Antonyms
Deriveds
inhibitory nerve (Expressions) · cilioinhibitory (Compound words) · myoinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory obsession (Expressions) · vasoinhibitory (Compound words) · angioinhibitory (Compound words) · interinhibitory (Compound words) · mitoinhibitory (Compound words) · autoinhibitory (Compound words) · subinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory synapse (Expressions) · osteoinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory postsynaptic potential (Expressions) · sympathoinhibitory (Compound words) · minimum inhibitory concentration (Expressions) · neuroinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory postsynaptic current (Expressions) · disinhibitory (Compound words) · superinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory-motor (Expressions) · coinhibitory (Compound words) · immunoinhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory control (Compound words) · cross-inhibitory (Expressions) · noninhibitory (Compound words) · inhibitory fibre (Expressions) · cardioinhibitory (Compound words) · postinhibitory (Compound words) · photoinhibitory (Compound words)
Synonyms
Translations (17)
hu akadályozó (that inhibits) · es inhibidor (that inhibits) · hu gátló (of, or relating to an inhibitor) · es inhibitorio (of, or relating to an inhibitor) · fr inhibiteur (that inhibits) · fr inhibitoire (that inhibits) · bg препятстващ (that inhibits) · hu gátló (that inhibits) · ca inhibidor (that inhibits) · ga coiscthe (that inhibits) · hu tiltó (that inhibits) · fr inhibiteur (of, or relating to an inhibitor) · bg спиращ (that inhibits) · sv inhibitorisk (that inhibits) · ca inhibitori (that inhibits) · sv hämmande (that inhibits) · ca inhibitori (of, or relating to an inhibitor)