inhibitor

2 definitions found

inhibitor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inhibitor \In*hib"i*tor\, n. [NL.]
     That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory
     nerve.
     [1913 Webster]

inhibitor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  inhibitor
      n 1: a substance that retards or stops an activity [ant:
           activator]