inhibitor
English Thesaurus
1. a substance that retards or stops an activity (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | substance, |
| definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | angiotensin ii inhibitor, |
| definition | : | an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | antioxidant, |
| definition | : | substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | anticatalyst, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | moderator, |
| definition | : | any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors (noun.substance) |
| antonym | : | activator, |
| definition | : | (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | inhibit, |
| definition | : | limit the range or extent of (verb.change) |
| antonym | : | activator, |
| definition | : | (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | inhibit, |
| definition | : | limit the range or extent of (verb.change) |
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