inibiti

Inibiti is the Italian past participle and adjective formed from the verb inibire, meaning to inhibit or to suppress. Used as an adjective, it describes something whose activity or function has been blocked or reduced, and it agrees with the noun in gender and number (inibito, inibita, inibiti, inibite). The term appears across scientific and everyday language to indicate a suppressed state or activity.

Etymology and meaning: inibire derives from Latin inhibere, to hold back or restrain. In Italian, the form inibiti is predominantly the masculine plural or a mixed form when used as an adjective, while feminine plural is inibite and masculine singular is inibito.

Applications in science and medicine: in biological and medical contexts, inibiti describe processes, molecules, or activities that have been blocked or reduced. For example, cells or enzymes may be described as having activity inibita or activity inibita in the singular, and processes as inibiti in the plural. It is common to distinguish between the broader concept of inhibition (inibizione) and the agents that cause it. In pharmacology, substances that reduce or block biological activity are typically called inibitori (inhibitors), not inibiti, even though the affected targets may be described as inibiti in certain sentences.

Examples of usage: "La crescita è inibita dall’agente chimico," "Processi inibiti dall’inibizione del pathway," "cellule inibite dal gene." These phrases illustrate how inibiti functions as an adjective applied to nouns referring to inhibited states, as opposed to the noun inibitore, which names the blocking agent.

See also: inibizione, inibitore, inibizione di feedback, inibitori enzimatici.