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in⋅hib⋅i⋅tor

  [in-hib-i-ter]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that inhibits.
2. Chemistry. a substance that decreases the rate of or stops completely a chemical reaction.
3. any impurity in a mineral that prevents luminescence. Compare activator (def. 3).
4. Rocketry. an inert antioxidant used with solid propellants to inhibit burning on certain surfaces.
Also, in⋅hib⋅it⋅er.

Origin:
1865–70; inhibit + -or 2
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in·hib·it·er   (ĭn-hĭb'ĭ-tər)   
n.  Variant of inhibitor.
in·hib·i·tor also in·hib·it·er   (ĭn-hĭb'ĭ-tər)   
n.  One that inhibits, as a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction.
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Main Entry: in·hib·i·tor
Pronunciation: in-'hib-&t-&r
Function: noun
: one that inhibits: as a : an agent thatslows or interferes with a chemical reaction b : a substance that reduces the activity of another substance (as an enzyme) c : a gene that checks the normal effect ofanother nonallelic gene when both are present
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inhibitor in·hib·i·tor or in·hib·it·er (ĭn-hĭb'ĭ-tər)
n.

  1. A substance that restrains or retards physiological, chemical, or enzymatic action.

  2. A nerve whose stimulation represses activity.

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