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Definition of inhibits

Inhibit
Inhibit In*hib"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.] 1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them. --Bentley. 2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict. All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament. --Clarendon. Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one. --Ayliffe.

Meaning of inhibit from wikipedia

- corrosion inhibitor , a substance that decreases the rate of metal oxidation. enzyme inhibitor , a substance that binds to an enzyme and
- in contrast, reversible inhibitors bind non-covalently and different types of inhibition are produced depending on whether these
- a reuptake inhibitor (ri), also known as a transporter blocker, is a drug that inhibits the plasmalemma l transporter -mediated reuptake
- an angiogenesis inhibitor is a substance that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis ). some angiogenesis inhibitors are
- a corrosion inhibitor is a chemical compound that, when added to a liquid or gas, decreases the corrosion rate of a material, typically a
- in enzyme activity, inhibition refers to the decrease of an enzyme's activity, caused by a substance called an enzyme inhibitor .
- opioids inhibit gaba release; this decreases the amount of inhibition and allows them to fire spontaneously. morphine and opioids relate
- a bacteriostatic agent or bacteriostat, abbreviated bstatic, is a biological or chemical agent that stops bacteria from reproducing, while
- for the inhibition of enzymes at the enzyme level, see enzyme inhibitor . enzyme induction is a process in which a molecule (e.g.
- social inhibition is a conscious or subconscious constraint by a person of behavior of a social nature. the constraint may be in