Antitumour
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of antitumor. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
Adjective
- 1 used in the treatment of cancer wordnet
Example
More examples"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
Etymology
From anti- + tumour.
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