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inhibitor vs anticatalyst

anticatalyst vs inhibitor

inhibitor and anticatalyst both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inhibitor Yes No No No
anticatalyst Yes No No No
As nouns, anticatalyst is a hyponym of inhibitor; that is, anticatalyst is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inhibitor:
  • inhibitor: a substance that retards or stops an activity
  • anticatalyst: (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
Other hyponyms of inhibitor include angiotensin II inhibitor, antioxidant, moderator.
inhibitor (noun) anticatalyst (noun)
a substance that retards or stops an activity (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
Difference between inhibitor and anticatalyst

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