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INHIBITOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that retards or stops an activity
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("inhibitor" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhibitor"):
angiotensin II inhibitor (an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II)
antioxidant (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)
anticatalyst ((chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst)
moderator (any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors)
Antonym:
activator ((biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription)
Derivation:
inhibit (prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something)
inhibit (limit, block, or decrease the action or function of)
Context examples:
It is a type of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of angiogensis inhibitor.
(ABT-869, NCI Dictionary)
Endostatin, a 20 kDa C-terminal proteolytic fragment of collagen XVIII, is an important angiogenesis inhibitor.
(Adenovirus Encoding Recombinant Human Endostatin, NCI Thesaurus)
MEK inhibitor AZD6244 blocks proteins needed for cell growth and may kill cancer cells.
(MEK inhibitor AZD6244, NCI Dictionary)
An inhibitor of MET tyrosine kinase with potential antineoplastic activity.
(MET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor BMS-777607, NCI Thesaurus)
MET inhibitor EMD 1204831 selectively binds to Met tyrosine kinase, thereby disrupting MET mediated signal transduction pathways.
(MET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor EMD 1204831, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
(Acridine carboxamide, NCI Dictionary)
Acetazolamide is a potent inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase that plays an important role in the control of fluid secretion.
(Acetazolamide Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor.
(ABT-888, NCI Dictionary)
A pseudotetrasaccharide and inhibitor of alpha-glucosidase and pancreatic alpha-amylase with antihyperglycemic activity.
(Acarbose, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition to protecting against the lethal side effects of radiation, c-MYC inhibitors are used in cancer treatment, which means that they may have dual efficacy.
(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
