antineoplastic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ neoplastic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntaɪni.əplæstɪk/, /æntini.əplæstɪk/

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

antineoplastic (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.

Translations

inhibiting the development of tumours

• Finnish: antineoplastinen (fi)
• French: antinéoplasique
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: antineoplástico

Noun

antineoplastic (plural antineoplastics)

1. (pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.