chemoprevent

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verb

To prevent disease by means of chemical treatment.

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Meanings

verbchemoprevent (third-person singular simple present chemoprevents, present participle chemopreventing, simple past and past participle chemoprevented)

present singular third person chemoprevents · participle present chemopreventing · participle past chemoprevented · past chemoprevented

  1. To prevent disease by means of chemical treatment.

Origin

From chemo- + prevent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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