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inhibitor

/in-hib-i-ter/US // ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tər //UK // (ɪnˈhɪbɪtə) //

抑制剂,抑制剂,抑制器,抑制物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that inhibits.
    • : Chemistry. a substance that decreases the rate of or stops completely a chemical reaction.
    • : any impurity in a mineral that prevents luminescence.Compare activator.
    • : Rocketry. an inert antioxidant used with solid propellants to inhibit burning on certain surfaces.

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Examples

  • When inserted into introns, for instance, they can enhance a gene’s expression, or they can guide inhibitors to shut the gene down.

  • Before they reach this phase, a growth inhibitor called phytic acid keeps vitamins, fiber, and other crucial nutrients locked within their shells, preventing us from absorbing them.

  • Antidepressants, such as serotonin uptake inhibitors, address this problem by cutting off water flow.

  • In 2018, the company added corrosion inhibitors, making the primer-plus-paint also suitable for use on metals.

  • Endeavor’s new treatment candidate, called “taladegib,” is an inhibitor that addresses what’s known as the “hedgehog” pathway for IPF.

  • The character in this case is an inhibitor of tail development.

  • Such birds being heterozygous for the inhibitor factor, should be whites showing some coloured "ticks."

  • Probably we ought to regard the beardless as a bearded wheat in which there is an inhibitor that stops the beard from growing.

  • The Silky is pure for the pigmentation factor, but does not contain the inhibitor factor.

  • On account of this weakness of the inhibitor in the germ-plasm of No. 117 that inhibitor is rarely fully activated.