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IMPEDING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preventing movement

Example:

the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street

Synonyms:

clogging; hindering; impeding; obstructive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

preventative; preventive (tending to prevent or hinder)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb impede

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 Context examples: 

EDTA, a metal chelator, exerts its anticoagulant activity by binding to calcium, thereby impeding the activity of calcium-dependent coagulation proteins.

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)