Employee vs. Independent Contractor. The distinction between the two are most often relevant in the tax arena and most other areas of law adopt, in one form or the other, tax case law in their definitions.
Chemical or substance added or applied to another substance, to slowdown a reaction or to prevent an unwanted chemical change. For example, anti-oxidants are added as inhibitors to food to retard its spoilage from exposure to air (oxygen). Similarly, protective coatings inhibit the corrosion of metals by preventing their contact with the air and/or water. An inhibitor is an opposite of a catalyst. You Also Might Like...
An active site is the part of an enzyme that directly binds to a substrate and carries a reaction. It contains catalytic groups which are amino acids that promote formation and degradation of bonds. The inhibitor has an affinity for the active site of an enzyme where the substrate also binds to. 2  This type of inhibition can be overcome by increasing the concentrations of substrate, out-competing the inhibitor. 3  Competitive inhibitors are often similar in structure to the real substrate.