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n. - A substance that retards or stops an activity.

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  • Yes, indeed, guns are fired before leaving the factory and a rust inhibitor is often applied to the exterior and the bore after testfire.
  • (although the proprietary Kindle format might be a short-term inhibitor).
  • Keyomarsi noted that these patients can be treated with a CDK2 inhibitor, which is now clinically available.
  • Earlier this year, a regulatory panel voted against the approval of Arcoxia, Merck's follow-on Cox-2 inhibitor, which is sold abroad.
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