| MAOI | Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate. |
| ANTIVIRAL | Drugs that inhibit the growth of viruses (9) |
| NERVOUSDISORDER | A condition that affects fibres in the brain and spinal cord (7,8) |
| BRILLIANT | Bright, but ailing in the brain and needing surgery before time (9) |
| EGOS | Things that inhibit teamwork |
| SSRI | Type of antidepressant, briefly |
| STUNT | Inhibit the growth of (5) |
| ANTIBIOTICS | Medicines which inhibit the growth of or destroy microorganisms (11) |
| VALKYRIE | In Norse mythology, this term refers to any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla. |
| BETABLOCKER | Drugs, such as propranolol, that inhibits the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline |
| NONJUROR | Any of a group of clergy in England and Scotland who declined to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary in 1689 |
| KININ | Any of a group of polypeptides in the blood that cause vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscles, formed in response to injury (5) |
| MELANIN | Any of a group of black or dark brown pigments present in the hair, skin and eyes of man and animals (7) |
| ANTIBIOTIC | A medical drug such as penicillin that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms (10) |
| AMINOACID | Any of a group of organic compounds that are essential components of the diet (5,4) |
| ENZYME | Any of a group of proteins that are produced by living cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
| FELDSPAR | Any of a group of rock-forming minerals, mainly aluminium silicates, that represent about 60% of the earth's crust (8) |
| RETARDANT | A fabric or substance that inhibits the outbreak or spread of fire (9) |
| RIBONUCLEASE | Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of RNA |
| AMINO | -- - acid, any of a group of organic compounds some of which cannot be synthesised and must come thr |
