Meanings
- not comparablemedicineInhibiting the development of tumours.
plural antineoplastics
- medicineAny such agent, used in chemotherapy.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveused in the treatment of cancer
nounany 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishneoplastic
- Englishantineoplastic
From anti- + neoplastic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish antineoplastinen
- antineoplastineninhibiting the development of tumours
French antinéoplasique
- antinéoplasiqueinhibiting the development of tumours
Polish przeciwnowotworowy
- przeciwnowotworowyinhibiting the development of tumours
Portuguese antineoplástico
- antineoplásticoinhibiting the development of tumours
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with antineoplastic
Cite this entry
antineoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antineoplastic
“antineoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antineoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antineoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antineoplastic.
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