"autoinhibit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: autoinhibits [present, singular, third-person], autoinhibiting [participle, present], autoinhibited [participle, past], autoinhibited [past]
Etymology: auto- + inhibit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|inhibit}} auto- + inhibit Head templates: {{en-verb}} autoinhibit (third-person singular simple present autoinhibits, present participle autoinhibiting, simple past and past participle autoinhibited)
  1. (biochemistry) To regulate a protein function through autoinhibition. Categories (topical): Biochemistry

Inflected forms

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