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inhibitor

[in-hib-i-ter] / ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tər /




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The team is now studying whether FDA-approved inhibitor drugs could be used to suppress C3 production and potentially slow aspects of aging in humans.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Steve Chalke, founder of Oasis Academy, which runs more than 50 schools across England, says the heatwaves were a "real inhibitor" to teaching.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Peter’s inner despair gets externalized when he invents a genetic inhibitor neck implant to tamp down his sensitivity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Mr. Westad adds that the threat of nuclear destruction, which helped keep the peace during the Cold War, is less of an inhibitor now.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

It has its roots in all of the best of man’s natural traits, and acts as a powerful inhibitor of the worst of them.

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various




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