Caffeine is a purinergic antagonist that competitively inhibits adenosine at the sites of P1 receptors.
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Inhibits
Synonyms for "inhibits" (201 found)
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Verb(29 words)
keepkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep underkeep under controllay under restraintlimitlock inmaintainmanaclemeddlemewmew upobstructopposeoutlaw
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penpen uppersistpoundprecludepreservepreventprohibitproscribepullpull inrailrail inrefrainrefusereinrein inrejectrepressresistrestrainrestrictretainretardretrenchrule outsavesave upsay no toscotchseal upset backshackleshut inshut outshut upsilenceslackenslow downsmothersnubstiflestopstraitenstultifysublimatesuppresstaboowall inwardwithhold
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Some claim that taxing the rich inhibits job creation.
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Watching one movie after another inhibits a profound understanding of them.
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I should act, yet fear inhibits me from doing so.
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