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inhibitor vs antioxidant

antioxidant vs inhibitor

inhibitor and antioxidant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inhibitor Yes No No No
antioxidant Yes No No No
As nouns, antioxidant is a hyponym of inhibitor; that is, antioxidant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inhibitor:
  • inhibitor: a substance that retards or stops an activity
  • antioxidant: substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
Other hyponyms of inhibitor include angiotensin II inhibitor, anticatalyst, moderator.
inhibitor (noun) antioxidant (noun)
a substance that retards or stops an activity substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
Difference between inhibitor and antioxidant

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