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inhibitors

inhibitors is the plural of inhibitor.

Meaning of inhibitor

Noun

inhibitor (plural inhibitors)

  1. One who, or that which, inhibits.
    • I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
  2. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
    • The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. […] A common solution is switching to bupropion, which is a...2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN
  3. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process.

Phrases with inhibitors

Questions about inhibitors

What is inhibitors the plural of?
Inhibitors is the plural of inhibitor.

Words near inhibitors in the dictionary

  1. inhibitions
  2. inhibitive
  3. inhibitively
  4. inhibitor
  5. inhibitorily
  6. inhibitors
  7. inhibitory
  8. inhibitory control
  9. inhibits
  10. inhive
  11. inhived

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