different between inhibit vs acarbose

English

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?h?b?t/
• Rhymes: -?b?t

Verb

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder

2. (Philippines) To recuse.

Derived terms

• disinhibit

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Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.i?bit/
• Rhymes: -it

Verb

inhibit m (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)

1. past participle of inhibir

English

Etymology

From a- +? carb +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /e??k???bo?s/

Noun

acarbose (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

Hypernyms

• antidiabetic

Translations

References

• Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, (Please provide a date or year)
• “acarbose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).