"inhibitor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-inhibitor.wav Forms: inhibitors [plural]
Etymology: From inhibit + -or. Etymology templates: {{af|en|inhibit|-or|id2=agent noun}} inhibit + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} inhibitor (plural inhibitors)
  1. One who, or that which, inhibits.
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  2. (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction. Categories (topical): Chemistry
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  3. (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process Categories (topical): Biology
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Related terms: catalyst Translations (substance slowing a reaction): inhibeerder (Afrikaans), ingibitor (Azerbaijani), inhibitzaile (Basque), инхибитор (inhibitor) (Bulgarian), inhibidor [masculine] (Catalan), woletsa (Chichewa), 抑制劑 /抑制剂 (jik¹ zai³ zai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), inhibitor m zpomalovač [masculine] (Czech), hæmmer (Danish), inhibitor [masculine] (Dutch), remmer [masculine] (Dutch), inhibiitor (Estonian), estoaine (Finnish), inhibiittori (Finnish), inhibiteur [masculine] (French), ინჰიბიტორი (inhibiṭori) (Georgian), Inhibitor [masculine] (German), αναστολέας (anastoléas) [masculine] (Greek), બાધક (bādhak) (Gujarati), hemill [masculine] (Icelandic), inhibitor (Indonesian), penghambat (Indonesian), inibitore (Italian), ингибиторы (iñibitory) [masculine, plural] (Kazakh), inhibitorius (Lithuanian), perencat (Malay), дарангуйлагч (darangujlagč) (Mongolian), rêgir (Northern Kurdish), inhibitor [masculine] (Polish), inibidor (Portuguese), inhibitor (Romanian), ингиби́тор (ingibítor) [masculine] (Russian), sesitisa (Sotho), inhibidor (Spanish), kiviza (Swahili), panansala (Tagalog), నిరోధకము (nirōdhakamu) (Telugu), אינהיביטאָר (inhibitor) (Yiddish)

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      "code": "te",
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      "roman": "nirōdhakamu",
      "sense": "substance slowing a reaction",
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