Inhibitant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inhibitant is a noun meaning (chemistry) something that inhibits.
Meaning
(chemistry) something that inhibits.
Example Sentences
the inhibitant is converted by oxidation into carbon dioxide.
A still more interesting case, in which the enzyme and inhibitant occur actually combined together has been revealed by the researches of Dr. S. Hedin on Rennet,
It is shown that the mother-substance, the zymogen, of the clot-inducing substance is not simple but is a compound of the enzyme and an inhibitant for that enzyme.
Word Forms
- inhibitants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inhibitor, poison, coinhibitor, isoinhibitor, disinhibitor, anticatalyst.
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