- present tense form of inhibit (3rd person singular).
inhibits
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If it bugs you you can switch to Dynamic drive mode, which inhibits stop-start cycling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In a study published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Schultz and co-first author Lauren Parr, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Pharmacology, developed a compound that selectively inhibits TAOK-1.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
This is all because of persistent high pressure over the UK where air tends to sink and inhibits cloud formation.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
IL-6 also inhibits mitochondria, the parts of a cell that generate energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
“You probably don’t know this, but it’s not just granny folklore. One published study shows that the soup inhibits the movement of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that defends against infection.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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