Antitumour

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    used in the treatment of cancer wordnet

Example

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"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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