inhibitory
English
Etymology
From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire.
Adjective
inhibitory
- That inhibits.
- the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center
- 29 October 1886 , Charles Richet, "A Psychological Study of Fear", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 29
- Numerous experiments show that the brain exercises an inhibitory action over the reflex movements, and that the more active that organ, the more they are under control.
- Of, or relating to an inhibitor.
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Expressions
- inhibitory fibre
- inhibitory-motor
- inhibitory nerve
- inhibitory obsession
- inhibitory postsynaptic current
- inhibitory postsynaptic potential
- inhibitory synapse
- minimum inhibitory concentration
Translations
that inhibits
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of, or relating to an inhibitor
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References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Inhibitory”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 295.
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