inhibitory
inhibitory adjective: that inhibits.
Adjective
inhibitory
- That inhibits.
- the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center
- 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.29 October 1886, Charles Richet, "A Psychological Study of Fear", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 29
- Of, or relating to an inhibitor.
inhibitory meaning in Tamil and Telugu
inhibitory in Tamil
- நிறுத்துகின்ற
inhibitory in Telugu
- inhibitory
- నిరోధక nirōdhaka
Synonyms of inhibitory
Antonyms
Origin of inhibitory
From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire.
Words formed from inhibitory
- angioinhibitory
- autoinhibitory
- cardioinhibitory
- cilioinhibitory
- coinhibitory
- disinhibitory
- immunoinhibitory
- inhibitory control
- interinhibitory
- mitoinhibitory
- myoinhibitory
- neuroinhibitory
- noninhibitory
- osteoinhibitory
- photoinhibitory
- postinhibitory
- subinhibitory
- superinhibitory
- sympathoinhibitory
- vasoinhibitory
- cross-inhibitory
- inhibitory fibre
- inhibitory-motor
- inhibitory nerve
- inhibitory obsession
- inhibitory postsynaptic current
- inhibitory postsynaptic potential
- inhibitory synapse
- minimum inhibitory concentration
Questions about inhibitory
- What does inhibitory mean?
- Inhibitory means that inhibits.
- What is inhibitory in Tamil?
- Inhibitory in Tamil is நிறுத்துகின்ற. See Inhibitory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inhibitory?
- Inhibitory is an adjective.
Words near inhibitory in the dictionary
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