noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.
2. 2
   an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite wordnet

Etymology

From anti- + metabolite.

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