Definitions for inhibitor
ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tərin·hibitor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhibitornoun

   a substance that retards or stops an activity

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhibitornoun

   Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.

2. inhibitornoun

   Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process

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1. inhibitor

   An inhibitor is a substance that interferes with or slows down a certain process, reaction or other substance's functional activity. In various fields such as chemistry, biology, or medicine, inhibitors are commonly used to alter or control specific reactions or processes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inhibitornoun

   that which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve

2. Etymology: [NL.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhibitor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhibitor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of inhibitor in a Sentence

1. Linn Huang:

   While the products themselves are more iterative than revolutionary — same basic design — Apple's strategy in raising the spec ceiling should prove to be a prudent one, since 2015, the entire all-in-one category has contracted each year. A continued shift toward mobility has been a primary inhibitor for this form factor, but options and economics play a large role as well.

2. Elias Zerhouni:

   Immuno-oncology is just at the beginning of its development, frankly, I think it won't be enough to just remove a checkpoint inhibitor because it is also important to activate the immune system.

3. Jeff Nassof:

   Debt financing is cheap, so that's not really any inhibitor to financing a big deal.

4. Bill Sasiela:

   This is the first time a PCSK9 inhibitor has shown in a clinical study that it reduced the frequency of apheresis therapy, an invasive, difficult to access, time-consuming and expensive treatment for some of the most difficult-to-treat patients.

5. Spencer Richlin:

   For example, take a woman with hypertension, she may normally be on an ACE inhibitor but during pregnancy her doctor should switch her to a beta blocker.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inhibitor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inhibitor
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhibitor