Meaning
inhibitor
- a substance or agent that slows down or prevents a chemical reaction or biological process
- something that inhibits or checks behavior
In a sentence
Il medico gli ha prescritto un inibitore della pompa protonica.
The doctor prescribed him a proton-pump inhibitor.
Questo farmaco agisce come un potente inibitore enzimatico.
This drug acts as a powerful enzyme inhibitor.
La ricerca studia nuovi inibitori per bloccare il virus.
Research is studying new inhibitors to block the virus.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inibitore | masculine · singular |
| inibitori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also function as an adjective: 'azione inibitrice' (inhibiting action).
- Feminine form is 'inibitrice' (plural 'inibitrici').