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Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:
In biology
- Enzyme inhibitor, a substance that binds to an enzyme and decreases the enzyme's activity
- Reuptake inhibitor, a substance that increases neurotransmission by blocking the reuptake of a neurotransmitter
- Lateral inhibition, a neural mechanism that increases contrast between active and (neighbouring) inactive neurons
- Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a synaptic potential that decreases the firing of a neuron
In chemistry
- Corrosion inhibitor, a substance that decreases the rate of metal oxidation
- Reaction inhibitor, a substance that prevents or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction
- Polymerisation inhibitor, a substance that inhibits unwanted polymerisation of monomers
In psychology
- Cognitive inhibition, the mind's ability to tune out irrelevant stimuli
- Inhibitory control, a cognitive process and more specifically, an executive function – that permits an individual to inhibit their impulses and natural, habitual, or dominant behavioral responses to stimuli (a.k.a. prepotent responses) in order to select a more appropriate behavior that is consistent with completing their goals.
- Inhibition of return, a feature of attention
- Inhibition theory, a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task
- Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning
- Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories
- Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
- Social inhibition, a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation
In popular culture
- Inhibitors, machines in Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space novels
- "Inhibitions", a 2008 single by Swedish band Alcazar
- Inhibition, the debut album by alternative rock band Dot Hacker
In law
gollark: What if it says "SULFURIC ACID - NOT SHAMPOO"?
gollark: If you go around buying something because it's "new" you're a bit of an apioform.
gollark: Does it *matter*? "New" doesn't exactly mean much.
gollark: "THE KNOWLEDGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF UNLEASHING INDESCRIBABLE HORRORS THAT SHATTER YOUR PSYCHE AND SET YOUR MIND ADRIFT IN THE UNKNOWABLY INFINITE COSMOS.", sort of thing?
gollark: And make it large?
See also
- Preservative, a substance that inhibits spoilage
- Embalming, the preservation of human remains
- Food preservation, the inhibition of microbial growth in food
- Nuclear poison, an inhibitor of nuclear reactions
- League of Legends, structure which spawns super minions
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