monotargeted

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adjective

Having a single target.

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Meanings

adjectivemonotargeted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a single target.

    Thus pharmaceutical companies have been looking for developing multitargeted therapies by either combining several monotargeted drugs or to develop drugs having multitargeting properties.

    2015 August 19, “Induction of Apoptosis and Reduction of Endogenous Glutathione Level by the Ethyl-Acetate Soluble Fraction of the Methanol Extract of the Roots of Potentilla fulgens in Cancer Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From mono- + targeted.

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APA

monotargeted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotargeted

MLA

“monotargeted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotargeted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monotargeted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotargeted.

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