inhibitor
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ɪ 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.
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Inhibitor
is always a great word to know.
So is inorganic. Does it mean:
| pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives |
| any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: inhibiter a person or thing that inhibits |
| 2. | Compare catalyst Also called: anticatalyst a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction |
| 3. | biochem |
| a. a substance that inhibits the action of an enzyme | |
| b. a substance that inhibits a metabolic or physiological process: a plant growth inhibitor | |
| 4. | any impurity in a solid that prevents luminescence |
| 5. | an inert substance added to some rocket fuels to inhibit ignition on certain surfaces |
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Medical Dictionary
inhibitor in·hib·i·tor or in·hib·it·er (ĭn-hĭb'ĭ-tər)
n.
A substance that restrains or retards physiological, chemical, or enzymatic action.
A nerve whose stimulation represses activity.
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Example sentences
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs block the cell signals that trigger cancer growth.
There seems to be no inhibitor to immediate production.
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs block proteins involved in tumor cell growth and production.
Longevity of the corrosion inhibitor during storage storage.
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