Inhibitor

Inhibitor

Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:

* Corrosion inhibitor, a substance that decreases the rate of metal oxidation
* Enzyme inhibitor, a substance that binds to an enzyme and decreases its activity.
* Inhibition of return, a feature of attention
* Inhibition Theory, a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task
* Inhibitors (Revelation Space), machines in Alastair Reynolds's "Revelation Space" novels
* Lateral inhibition, a mechanism by which neurons are able to determine the origin of a stimulus
* Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories.
* Reaction inhibitor, a substance that prevents or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction
* Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
* Social inhibition, a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation.

ee also

* Preservative, a substance that inhibits spoilage
**Embalming, the preservation of human remains
**Food preservation, the inhibition of microbial growth in food
* Nuclear poison, an inhibitor of nuclear reactions


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  • inhibitor — INHIBITÓR, OÁRE, inhibitori, oare, adj., s.m. 1. adj. Care inhibă, inhibitiv. 2. s.m. Substanţă chimică care, adăugat în proporţii mici, poate încetini sau chiar împiedica anumite reacţii chimice. ♦ Preparat sau tratament care frânează sau… …   Dicționar Român

  • Inhibitor — In*hib i*tor, n. [NL.] That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inhibitor — inhibitor. См. ингибитор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • inhibitor — inhibitor. См. ингибитор митоза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Inhibitor — Inhibitor. См. Ингибитор. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • inhibitor — index deterrent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Inhibitor — Inhibitor, Wirkstoff, der einen Vorgang wie etwa die Aktivität eines ⇒ Enzyms hemmt oder blockiert. Ein kompetitiver I. ist chemisch dem Substrat ähnlich und wird an das aktive Zentrum des Enzyms gebunden. Beispiel: Malonat hemmt als kompetitiver …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • inhibitor — 1868 in scientific use (earlier as a Scottish legal term), agent noun in Latin form from INHIBIT (Cf. inhibit) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inhibitor — inhìbītor m DEFINICIJA v. inhibit ETIMOLOGIJA vidi inhibirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • inhibitor — or inhibiter [in hib′it ər] n. a person or thing that inhibits; esp., any substance that slows or prevents a chemical or organic reaction: also sp. inhibiter …   English World dictionary

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