Alcohol muddled part of the man's brain that usually handles inhibitory actions.
Source: tatoeba (13299286)
Inhibitory
Synonyms for "inhibitory" (11 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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Synonyms
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29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
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1 entriesrelated to
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2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- препятстващ adj (that inhibits)
- спиращ adj (that inhibits)
Catalan
3 entries- inhibidor adj (that inhibits)
- inhibitori adj (that inhibits)
- inhibitori adj (of, or relating to an inhibitor)
French
3 entries- inhibiteur adj (that inhibits)
- inhibiteur adj (of, or relating to an inhibitor)
- inhibitoire adj (that inhibits)
Hungarian
4 entries- akadályozó adj (that inhibits)
- gátló adj (that inhibits)
- gátló adj (of, or relating to an inhibitor)
- tiltó adj (that inhibits)
Irish
1 entries- coiscthe adj (that inhibits)
Spanish
2 entries- inhibidor adj (that inhibits)
- inhibitorio adj (of, or relating to an inhibitor)
Swedish
2 entries- hämmande adj (that inhibits)
- inhibitorisk adj (that inhibits)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center
Source: wiktionary
Numerous experiments show that the brain exercises an inhibitory action over the reflex movements, and that the more active that organ, the more they are under control.
Source: wiktionary
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