Inhibitory

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inhibiting or tending to inhibit; holding back; curbing, restraining, or repressing; checking or stopping.
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  • adjective. Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit.
  • adjective. those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.
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  • adjective. that inhibits
  • adjective. of, or relating to an inhibitor
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  • adjective. restrictive of action
    • Word Usage
    "Those that make you happy, relaxed, and peaceful are called inhibitory neurotransmitters."
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    inhibitory nerves  
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    restrictive  
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    prohibitory  
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