antitumor

English

Alternative forms

• antitumour

Etymology

anti- +‎ tumor

Adjective

antitumor (comparative more antitumor, superlative most antitumor)

1. (oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

Synonyms

• antineoplastic

Translations

inhibiting the development of a tumor

• Portuguese: antitumoral, antitumor

Noun

antitumor (plural antitumors)

1. Any substance that inhibits tumors.
   • 2009, Jacques Royer, Asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles (page 3)

     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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Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ tumor.

Adjective

antitumor (invariable, comparable)

1. (oncology) antitumor; antitumoral (inhibiting the development of tumors)

   Synonym: antitumoral