inhibiertes

Inhibiertes is a German attributive adjective formed from the past participle of the verb inhibieren, meaning to inhibit or restrain. The term describes something that has been prevented from progressing, reduced in activity, or otherwise restrained. It is most common in scientific or technical contexts, and it most often modifies neuter nouns.

Usage and forms

As an attributive adjective, in the neuter singular it appears with either definite or indefinite articles. With a definite article: das inhibierte System, das inhibierte Verhalten. With an indefinite article: ein inhibiertes System, ein inhibitiertes Enzym. The exact ending reflects standard German adjective declension after different determinations. In predicate position, the form inhibiert is typically used: Das System ist inhibiert.

Contexts

In biology and medicine, in the sense of enzyme or metabolic inhibition, terms such as inhibiert or inhibiertes Enzym are common. Pharmacology discusses inhibitors that cause inhibition of enzymes or receptors, often described as hemmend oder inhibierend. In psychology and behavioral sciences, inhibited responses or inhibited processes may be described using the same participial adjective. Beyond the sciences, inhibitions—restrictions on actions or expressions—are discussed as general conceptions, with in some uses the adjective inhibiert employed to characterize phenomena or conditions.

Related terms

Inhibition is the broader concept; related German terms include hemmend, gehemmt, and verlangsamt. The noun inhibition is frequently rendered as Hemmung in German, with technical use in biology, pharmacology, and neuroscience.

See also

Inhibition (biology), Enzyme inhibition, Pharmacology, Hemmung.