antimetabolite

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noun

Any substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.

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Meanings

nounantimetabolite (plural antimetabolites)

plural antimetabolites

  1. medicineAny substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.

Origin

From anti- + metabolite.

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Translations

French antimétabolite
  • antimétaboliteany substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
Greek αντιμεταβολίτης
  • αντιμεταβολίτης (antimetavolítis)any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
Italian antimetabolita
  • antimetabolitaany substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
Polish antymetabolit
  • antymetabolitany substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
Portuguese antimetabólito, antimetabólico
  • antimetabólitoany substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
  • antimetabólicoany substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process
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APA

antimetabolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimetabolite

MLA

“antimetabolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimetabolite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimetabolite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimetabolite.

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