Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for inhibit

inhibit

Discover More

Example Sentences

They introduced an iodine-reducing agent to inhibit the chemical reactions that cause the cells to degrade over time.

However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.

The researchers could also see how interactions between neurons inhibited a seizure.

Within months, though, he changed his tune, opposing tariffs on EVs because “things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good.”

For example, it may be possible to chelate magnesium ions from bacterial environments, which should selectively inhibit resistant strains without impacting the wild type bacteria that may be beneficial to our health.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement