inhibitor

Definition of Inhibitor in English :

1. inhibitor

a substance that retards or stops an activity

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inhibitor

noun

1. Also called: inhibiter

a person or thing that inhibits

2. Also called: anticatalyst

a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction

Compare catalyst

3. biochemistry

a.

a substance that inhibits the action of an enzyme

b.

a substance that inhibits a metabolic or physiological process

a plant growth inhibitor

4.

any impurity in a solid that prevents luminescence

5.

an inert substance added to some rocket fuels to inhibit ignition on certain surfaces

noun

a person or thing that inhibits; esp., any substance that slows or prevents a chemical or organic reaction

: also sp. inˈhibiter

n.

One that inhibits, as a substance that retards or stops a chemical reaction.