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Inhibition vs Inhibitor - What's the difference?

inhibition | inhibitor |

As nouns the difference between inhibition and inhibitor

is that inhibition is the act of inhibiting while inhibitor is inhibitor (all senses).

inhibition

English

(wikipedia inhibition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of inhibiting.
  • (psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  • (chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.

    • See also

    * inhibit ----

    inhibitor

    English

    (wikipedia inhibitor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
  • (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process

    • Derived terms

    * inhibitory

    See also

    * catalyst ----