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inhibitor.

One who, or that which, inhibits.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/US
  1. One who, or that which, inhibits.

    I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
  2. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.

  3. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English inhibit Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English inhibitor From inhibit + -or.

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