inhibeixen

Inhibeixen is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Catalan verb inhibir, meaning to inhibit. It is used when referring to multiple subjects that perform inhibition in the present tense, and it appears in contexts ranging from everyday language to scientific or technical descriptions.

Inhibir is a regular -ir verb in Catalan. Its present tense forms include jo inhibeixo, tu inhibeixes, ell inhibeix, nosaltres inhibim, vosaltres inhibiu, i ells inhibeixen. The form inhibeixen is built from the stem inhib- with the standard third-person plural ending for this verb class. The infinitive is inhibir, and related nouns and adjectives derive from the same root (for example, inhibició, inhibitor).

Etymology: inhibir derives from Latin inhibere, and through the Romance language family it entered Catalan with a meaning related to restraining or holding back. The term is cognate with similar forms in other Romance languages, reflecting a common Latin origin.

Usage notes: Inhibeixen can describe physical, chemical, biological, or procedural inhibition. It is common in pharmacology (substances that inhibit enzymes or pathways), biology (signals or growth processes inhibited by certain factors), and everyday language (measures that inhibit a process). The phrase commonly appears with a direct object specifying what is being inhibited.

See also: inhibir, inhibició, inhibidor.