Definition of antimetabolite Antimetabolite
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What does antimetabolite mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: antimetabolites |
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| antimetabolite - an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite | ||
| antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function | ||
| fluorouracil an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers | ||
| mercaptopurine, purinethol a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia | ||
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Wiktionary 
- antimetabolite (Noun)
Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.
Part of speech
🔤- antimetabolite, noun, singular of antimetabolites.
