Inhibition Definition

ĭnhə-bĭshən, ĭnə-
inhibitions
noun
inhibitions
An inhibiting or being inhibited.
Webster's New World
Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
American Heritage Medicine
Anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought.
Webster's New World
The condition in which or the process by which a reaction is inhibited.
American Heritage Medicine
The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Inhibition

Noun

Singular:
inhibition
Plural:
inhibitions

Origin of Inhibition

  • From Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio

    From Wiktionary

Inhibition Sentence Examples

  • In High School Musical 2, and other dance musical movies of the like, the choreography is peppy and full of gusto, leaving no room for inhibition.

  • Inhibition of glycolipid biosynthesis does not reverse multidrug resistance in cancer.

  • The potency titre of the third set of tubes should be clearly reduced to indicate inhibition of the antibody by the blood group substance.

  • Izquierdo, I., et al. "The inhibition of acquired fear."

  • Growth inhibition during stage two and three causes a decrease of cell size and fetal weight with less effect on total cell number and fetal length and head circumference, causing asymmetric IUGR.

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Words Starting With

IININH

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IN & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

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