English Explanatory Dictionary

inhibitory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That inhibits.
  2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

inhibitory

Etymology

From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire.

Synonyms

inhibitive

Antonyms

excitatory

Derived words

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
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