different between inhibit vs depressant

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

Related terms

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

depress +? -ant

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d??p??s?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Noun

depressant (countable and uncountable, plural depressants)

1. (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

   Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant.

2. (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

Translations

Adjective

depressant (comparative more depressant, superlative most depressant)

1. (pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity.