inhibitory

[ in-hib-i-tawr-ee ]

adjective
  1. acting to restrain, hinder, arrest, check, or prohibit an action, impulse, etc.:These substances are strongly inhibitory for the growth of mycoplasmas and some protozoa.Children with weak inhibitory and attentional resources may have great difficulty resisting the influence of marketing.

Origin of inhibitory

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; inhibit + -ory1
  • Sometimes in·hib·i·tive [in-hib-i-tiv] /ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tɪv/ .

Other words from inhibitory

  • in·ter·in·hib·i·tive, adjective
  • non·in·hib·i·tive, adjective
  • non·in·hib·i·to·ry, adjective
  • sub·in·hib·i·to·ry, adjective

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