antitumor

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antitumor

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From anti- + tumor.

adjective more antitumor · most antitumor · antitumour

Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
Similar: antineoplastic

noun antitumors · antitumour

Any substance that inhibits tumors. Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B […] which are potent antitumors as well as antibiotic agents[…]

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adj inhibiting the development of a tumor

Português	antitumoral, antitumor
Русский	противоо́пухолевый protivoópuxolevyj

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@misc{antitumor_2026,
  title = {antitumor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antitumor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}