Meanings
comparative more antitumor · superlative most antitumor · alternative antitumour
plural antitumors · alternative antitumour
- Any substance that inhibits tumors.
Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B […] which are potent antitumors as well as antibiotic agents[…]
2009, Jacques Royer, Asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInhibiting the development of a tumor.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveused in the treatment of cancer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Portuguese antitumoral, antitumor
- antitumoralinhibiting the development of a tumor
- antitumorinhibiting the development of a tumor
Russian противоо́пухолевый
- противоо́пухолевый (protivoópuxolevyj)inhibiting the development of a tumor
Cite this entry
antitumor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitumor
“antitumor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitumor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitumor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitumor.
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