Inhibitor

Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:

• Corrosion inhibitor, a substance that decreases the rate of metal oxidation
• 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
• Inhibition of return, a feature of attention
• Inhibition Theory, a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task
• Inhibitors (Revelation Space), machines in Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space novels
• Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning
• Lateral inhibition, a neural mechanism that increases contrast between active and (neighbouring) inactive neurons
• Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories
• Reaction inhibitor, a substance that prevents or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction
• Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
• Social inhibition, a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation
• "Inhibitions", a 2008 single by Swedish band Alcazar
• Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a synaptic potential that decreases the firing of a neuron