inhibitor

inhibiteur

Substance qui arrête ou ralentit un processus chez un être vivant.

En anglais simple : A substance that stops a process in a living thing or makes it happen more slowly.

• The drug acts as an enzyme inhibitor.
• Doctors prescribed an inhibitor to slow the disease.
• These inhibitors prevent the cells from multiplying.

Expressions courantes : enzyme inhibitor, growth inhibitor, selective inhibitor

frein, inhibiteur

Personne ou chose qui empêche une action, la ralentit ou la rend plus difficile.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that prevents an action or makes it slower or more difficult.

• Fear is a powerful inhibitor.
• High costs became an inhibitor of growth.
• Strict rules can act as inhibitors of change.

Comment l'utiliser : inhibitor of something (Fear can be an inhibitor of creativity.)

Synonymes : obstacle, hindrance

Expressions courantes : inhibitor of growth, major inhibitor, powerful inhibitor

inhibiteur

Substance qui arrête ou ralentit une réaction chimique.

En anglais simple : A substance that stops a chemical reaction or makes it happen more slowly.

• The inhibitor slowed the reaction.
• We added a corrosion inhibitor to the water.
• Different inhibitors were tested on the metal samples.

Expressions courantes : corrosion inhibitor, reaction inhibitor, add an inhibitor