• Corrosion inhibitor
  Corrosion inhibitor
  A corrosion inhibitor is a chemical compound that, when added to a liquid or gas, decreases the corrosion rate of a material, typically a metal or an alloy. The effectiveness of a corrosion inhibitor depends on fluid composition, quantity of water, and flow regime...
  
  , a substance that decreases the rate of metal oxidation
• Enzyme inhibitor
  Enzyme inhibitor
  An enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to enzymes and decreases their activity. Since blocking an enzyme's activity can kill a pathogen or correct a metabolic imbalance, many drugs are enzyme inhibitors. They are also used as herbicides and pesticides...
  
  , a substance that binds to an enzyme and decreases the enzyme's activity
• Reuptake inhibitor
  Reuptake inhibitor
  A reuptake inhibitor , also known as a transporter blocker, is a drug that inhibits the plasmalemmal transporter-mediated reuptake of a neurotransmitter from the synapse into the pre-synaptic neuron, leading to an increase in the extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter and therefore an...
  
  , a substance that increases neurotransmission by blocking the reuptake of a neurotransmitter
• Inhibition of return
  Inhibition of return
  Inhibition of return refers to the observation that the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired...
  
  , a feature of attention
• Inhibition Theory
  Inhibition Theory
  Inhibition theory is based on the basic assumption that, during the performance of any mental task, which requires a minimum of mental effort, the subject actually goes through a series of alternating states of distraction and attention...
  
  , a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task
• Inhibitors (Revelation Space), machines in Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space novels
• Lateral inhibition
  Lateral inhibition
  In neurobiology, lateral inhibition is the capacity of an excited neuron to reduce the activity of its neighbors. Lateral inhibition sharpens the spatial profile of excitation in response to a localized stimulus.-Sensory inhibition:...
  
  , a mechanism by which neurons are able to determine the origin of a stimulus
• Memory inhibition
  Memory inhibition
  In psychology, memory inhibition is the ability not to remember irrelevant information. Memory inhibition is a critical component of an effective memory system. For example, imagine if, when a person tried to remember where he had parked his car, every place he had ever parked his car came to mind;...
  
  , processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories
• Reaction inhibitor
  Reaction inhibitor
  A reaction inhibitor is a substance that decreases the rate of, or prevents, a chemical reaction.-Inhibition of a catalyst:An inhibitor can reduce the effectiveness of a catalyst in a catalysed reaction...
  
  , a substance that prevents or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction
• Sexual inhibition
  Sexual inhibition
  A sexual inhibition is a conscious or unconscious constraint or curtailment by a person of behaviour relating to specific sexual matters or practices or of a discussion of sexual matters....
  
  , reservations relating to sexual practices
• Social inhibition
  Social inhibition
  Social inhibition is a conscious or subconscious constraint by a person of behaviour of a social nature. The constraint may be in relation to behavior, appearance, or a subject matter for discussion, besides other matters. There are a number of reasons for social inhibitions, including that the...
  
  , a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation
• Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
  Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
  A xanthine oxidase inhibitor is any substance that inhibits the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme involved in purine metabolism. In humans, inhibition of xanthine oxidase reduces the production of uric acid, and several medications that inhibit xanthine oxidase are indicated for treatment of...
  
  , a substance that inhibits the enzyme xanthine oxidase
• "Inhibitions
  Inhibitions (song)
  "Inhibitions" is a eurodance song performed by Swedish band Alcazar. The song is the second single from their third album, Disco Defenders.-Chart performance:...
  
  ", a 2008 single by Swedish band Alcazar
• Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
  Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
  An inhibitory postsynaptic potential is a synaptic potential that decreases the chance that a future action potential will occur in a postsynaptic neuron or α-motoneuron...
  
  , a synaptic potential that decreases the firing of a neuron

See also

• Preservative
  Preservative
  A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes....
  
  , a substance that inhibits spoilage
  • Embalming
    Embalming
    Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for public display at a funeral. The three goals of embalming are thus sanitization, presentation and preservation of a corpse to achieve this...
    
    , the preservation of human remains
  • Food preservation
    Food preservation
    Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or slow down spoilage and thus allow for longer storage....
    
    , the inhibition of microbial growth in food
• Nuclear poison
  Nuclear poison
  A neutron poison is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross-section in applications, such as nuclear reactors. In such applications, absorbing neutrons is normally an undesirable effect...
  
  , an inhibitor of nuclear reactions