inhibitory

[ in-hib-i-tawr-ee ]

adjective

1. acting to restrain, hinder, arrest, check, or prohibit an action, impulse, etc.:

   These substances are strongly inhibitory for the growth of mycoplasmas and some protozoa.

   Children with weak inhibitory and attentional resources may have great difficulty resisting the influence of marketing.

Other Words From

• in·ter·in·hib·i·tive adjective
• non·in·hib·i·tive adjective
• non·in·hib·i·to·ry adjective
• sub·in·hib·i·to·ry adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inhibitory¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; inhibit ( def ) + -ory ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Digging deeper, she found that the tumor cells have a molecular imbalance: an increased amount of catalytic proteins exceeds the number of inhibitory ones that normally tamp down and localize the former.

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Through transcriptomic analysis, two distinct subpopulations of individuals with schizophrenia were identified, marked by the expression of specific excitatory and inhibitory neuronal cell states.

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The simulated network included key neuron types found in the cortex: one excitatory type and two inhibitory types.

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Rather, it promotes the development of broadly inhibitory antibodies, the researchers report.

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"We could look at excitatory and inhibitory connections between neurons in the brain or interactions representing different combinations of drugs to treat disease," Kovács said.

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