digestive-inhibiting
|di-ges-tive-in-hib-it-ing|
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/
prevents or reduces digestion
Etymology
'digestive-inhibiting' is a modern English compound formed from 'digestive' and the present-participial form of 'inhibit'. 'digestive' originates from Latin 'digestivus', ultimately from 'digerere' meaning 'to separate, distribute; to digest', and 'inhibit' originates from Latin 'inhibēre', where the prefix 'in-' meant 'in/into' and 'habēre' meant 'to have, hold'.
'digestive' entered English via Late Latin/Old French from Latin 'digestivus'; 'inhibit' passed into English from Latin 'inhibēre' (via Middle English and Anglo-Norman/French influences). The compound 'digestive-inhibiting' is a modern concatenation using standard English compounding (adjective + present participle).
Individually, 'digestive' has long referred to processes of digestion and 'inhibit' originally meant 'to hold in' or 'check'; over time 'inhibit' narrowed to 'restrain or prevent', so the compound now specifically means 'causing prevention or reduction of digestion'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of inhibiting digestion; a reduction or suppression of digestive activity (used as a noun phrase 'digestive inhibition').
After the meal, the researchers measured levels of digestive inhibition in the subjects.
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Adjective 1
causing inhibition or suppression of digestion; preventing or reducing normal digestive processes.
The clinical trial reported digestive-inhibiting side effects in some participants.
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