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inhibitant

noun

Etymology

From inhibit + -ant.

  1. derived from inhibitus
  2. suffixed as inhibitant — “inhibit + ant”

Definitions

  1. something that inhibits.

    • A still more interesting case, in which the enzyme and inhibitant occur actually combined together has been revealed by the researches of Dr. S. Hedin on Rennet,
    • It is shown that the mother-substance, the zymogen, of the clot-inducing substance is not simple but is a compound of the enzyme and an inhibitant for that enzyme.
    • the inhibitant is converted by oxidation into carbon dioxide.

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