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The Andromeda Strain
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Another was a coagulase, which coated the bacteria with protein to inhibit destruction by white cells.†
Chpt 11 *

inhibit = limit or prevent
Total darkness, and to a lesser extent infrared light, inhibited growth.†
Chpt 24
Oxygen inhibited growth in all circumstances, but carbon dioxide stimulated growth.†
Chpt 24
It inhibited growth.†
Chpt 26
The drug, Jensen learned, inhibited metaplasia, the shift of normal body cells to a new and bizarre form, a precursor to cancer.†
Chpt 26
Through an unknown mechanism, it inhibited the reproduction of the virus responsible for myelogenous leukemia.†
Chpt 26 *
To Hall: "We know that oxygen inhibits growth of the Andromeda Strain.†
Chpt 26

Definitions:

(1) (inhibit as in: inhibited the growth of...)
to limit the activity of someone or something
(2) (inhibited as in: she is shy and inhibited)
unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)