Meanings
adjectiveautoinhibitory (comparative more autoinhibitory, superlative most autoinhibitory)
comparative more autoinhibitory · superlative most autoinhibitory
- Of or pertaining to autoinhibition
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishinhibitory
- Englishautoinhibitory
From auto- + inhibitory.
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autoinhibitory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinhibitory
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