抑制剂

抑制劑

yìzhìjì

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

医生给他开了一种胃酸抑制剂。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le yì zhǒng wèisuān yìzhìjì.

The doctor prescribed him a stomach acid suppressant.

HSK 7-9

这种新药是一种酶抑制剂，能阻止癌细胞生长。

Zhè zhǒng xīnyào shì yì zhǒng méi yìzhìjì, néng zǔzhǐ áixìbāo shēngzhǎng.

This new drug is an enzyme inhibitor that can stop cancer cells from growing.

usage

抑制, to hold back, plus 剂, agent. In chemistry it is the opposite of a 催化剂, catalyst: one slows a reaction down, the other speeds it up.

抑 yì

制 zhì

剂 jì