n. pl. locÂ·ules or locÂ·uÂ·li (-lÄ«â²). A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary. [Latin.
Competitive inhibition is a form of enzyme inhibition where binding of the inhibitor to the active site on the enzyme prevents binding of the substrate and vice versa. Most competitive inhibitors function by binding reversibly to the active site of the enzyme.
1. arrest or restraint of a process. 2. in psychoanalytic theory, the conscious or unconscious restraining of an impulse or desire. competitive inhibition inhibition of enzyme activity in which the inhibitor (a substrate analogue) competes with the substrate for binding sites on the enzymes.contact inhibition inhibition of cell division and cell motility in normal animal cells when in close contact with each other.. arrest or restraint of a process. 2. in psychoanalytic theory, the conscious or unconscious restraining of an impulse or desire. competitive inhibition inhibition of enzyme activity in which the inhibitor (a substrate analogue) competes with the substrate for binding sites on the enzymes.