Inhibition

A process inferred from a response decrement. The term, extended to behavior by analogy to usage in physiology, is appropriate only when it can be demonstrated that the decrement ...

inhibit

Oil & gas; Drilling

To prevent, arrest or slow down any action. For example, one can inhibit a corrosion process, such as by coating drillpipe with amine films to arrest pipe corrosion in air. In ...

inhibited

Software; Globalization software service

In VTAM, pertaining to a logical unit (LU) that has indicated to its system services control point (SSCP) that it is temporarily not ready to establish LU-LU sessions. An initiate ...

phylum placozoa

Zoology; Zoological terms

Macroscopic, flattened marine animals, composed of ventral and dorsal epithelial layers enclosing loose mesenchyme-like cells.

phylum cnidaria

Zoology; Zoological terms

Cnidarians. Hydras, hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals. Free-swimming or sessile, with tentacles surrounding the mouth. Specialized cells bearing stinging oraganoids ...

rudimentary

Zoology; Zoological terms

Involving or limited to basic principles; immature, undeveloped, or basic.

endocrine

Zoology; Zoological terms

Pertaining to ductless glands that produce hormones.

endoparasite

Zoology; Zoological terms

A parasite that lives within the tissues or bloodstream of its host.

endothermic

Zoology; Zoological terms

Able to maintain a constant, warm body temperature, regardless of external conditions.

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Facebook made a potentially significant status update in late May, 2012. On its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which was released to its ...