1868 as a Scottish legal term; 1914 in biochemistry; agent noun in Latin form from inhibit. Form inhibiter is attested from 1610s.
inherit
inheritance
inhesion
inhibit
inhibition
inhibitor
inhibitory
inhospitable
in-house
inhuman
inhumane
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