antiproliferative

adjective

Tending to suppress cell growth, especially the growth of malignant cells into surrounding tissue

OriginEnglish proliferative ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiproliferative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTending to suppress cell growth, especially the growth of malignant cells into surrounding tissue
nounantiproliferative (plural antiproliferatives)

plural antiproliferatives

  1. Such a material

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antiproliferating

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishproliferate
  8. Englishproliferative
  9. Englishantiproliferative

From anti- + proliferative.

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Translations

French antiprolifératif
  • antiprolifératifTending to suppress cell growth
Italian antiproliferativo
  • antiproliferativoTending to suppress cell growth
Portuguese antiproliferativo
  • antiproliferativoTending to suppress cell growth
Spanish antiproliferativo
  • antiproliferativoTending to suppress cell growth
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APA

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

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Chicago

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