"inhibitory" meaning in English

See inhibitory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inhibit|ory}} inhibit + -ory, {{cog|ML.|inhibitōrius}} Medieval Latin inhibitōrius, {{cog|frm|inhibitoire}} Middle French inhibitoire Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} inhibitory
  1. That inhibits. Translations (that inhibits): спиращ (spirašt) (Bulgarian), препятстващ (prepjatstvašt) (Bulgarian), inhibiteur (French), inhibitoire (French), tiltó (Hungarian), gátló (Hungarian), akadályozó (Hungarian), coiscthe (Irish), inhibidor [masculine] (Spanish), hämmande (Swedish), inhibitorisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inhibitory-en-adj-cwuZ9zfr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ory, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ory: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'that inhibits': 99 1
  2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor. Translations (of, or relating to an inhibitor): inhibiteur (French), gátló (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-inhibitory-en-adj-XNh8Z7mD Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to an inhibitor': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inhibitive
Derived forms: cardioinhibitory, coinhibitory, immunoinhibitory, neuroinhibitory, noninhibitory, postinhibitory, subinhibitory, sympathoinhibitory, vasoinhibitory, inhibitory fibre, inhibitory-motor, inhibitory nerve, inhibitory obsession, inhibitory postsynaptic current, inhibitory postsynaptic potential, inhibitory synapse, minimum inhibitory concentration

Alternative forms

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