inhibitory

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

inhibitory

1. That inhibits.

   the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center

   • 29 October 1886 , Charles Richet, "A Psychological Study of Fear", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 29

     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.

2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor.

Synonyms

• inhibitive

Antonyms

• excitatory

Derived terms

Compound words

• angioinhibitory
• autoinhibitory
• cardioinhibitory
• cilioinhibitory
• coinhibitory
• disinhibitory
• immunoinhibitory
• interinhibitory
• mitoinhibitory
• myoinhibitory
• neuroinhibitory
• noninhibitory
• osteoinhibitory
• photoinhibitory
• postinhibitory
• subinhibitory
• superinhibitory
• sympathoinhibitory
• vasoinhibitory

Expressions

• cross-inhibitory
• inhibitory fibre
• inhibitory-motor
• inhibitory nerve
• inhibitory obsession
• inhibitory postsynaptic current
• inhibitory postsynaptic potential
• inhibitory synapse
• minimum inhibitory concentration

Translations

that inhibits

Bulgarian: спиращ (bg) (spirašt), препятстващ (bg) (prepjatstvašt) French: inhibiteur (fr), inhibitoire (fr) Hungarian: tiltó (hu), gátló (hu), akadályozó (hu) Irish: coiscthe, (please verify) coisctheach, (please verify) toirmeascach, (please verify) toirmiscithe, (please verify) urchoillte Spanish: inhibidor (es) m Swedish: hämmande (sv), inhibitorisk (sv)

of, or relating to an inhibitor

French: inhibiteur (fr) Hungarian: gátló (hu)

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Inhibitory”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 295.