IMPEDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impeding mean? 

• IMPEDING (adjective)
  The adjective IMPEDING has 1 sense:

1. preventing movement

  Familiarity information: IMPEDING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPEDING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preventing movement

Synonyms:

clogging; hindering; impeding; obstructive

Context example:

the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street

Similar:

preventative; preventive (tending to prevent or hinder)

 Context examples 

Hydroxystilbamidine is able to bind to DNA and RNA in a non-intercalating manner, and is a powerful inhibitor of ribonucleases, thereby impeding cellular processes in protozoa.

(Hydroxystilbamidine, NCI Thesaurus)

The act of impeding a person from their normal social activities.

(Interference with Social Activities, NCI Thesaurus)

MUC1-targeted peptide GO-203-2C interacts with oncoprotein MUC1 C-terminal subunit on the cell surface, thereby impeding cell-cell interactions, signaling, and metastasis.

(MUC1-targeted Peptide GO-203-2C, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the inability to connect conductors of an electronic system for the purpose of controlling or impeding ground currents and voltages.

(Grounding Malfunction Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

Furthermore, without stimulation of LH, estrogen release from the ovaries is stopped, hence impeding the growth of estrogen-sensitive tumor cells.

(Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate, NCI Thesaurus)

A heart disorder in which the pericardial sac becomes thickened and fibrotic, tightening the myocardium and impeding the normal myocardial function.

(Constrictive Pericarditis, NCI Thesaurus)

Co-administration of this agent with 5-FC and upon local activation of 5-FU in the brain tumor, 5-FU disrupts DNA synthesis in tumor cells thereby impeding cellular proliferation with minimal systemic exposure and toxicity.

(E. coli CD-expressing Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, ONO-4059 covalently binds to BTK within B cells, thereby preventing B cell receptor signaling and impeding B cell development.

(BTK Inhibitor ONO-4059, NCI Thesaurus)

Aranotin inhibits viral RNA synthesis by impeding the activity of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

(Aranotin, NCI Thesaurus)

The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.

(Interference, NCI Thesaurus)