Meanings
adjectiveoncostatic (not comparable)
- not comparableThat halts the spread of a cancer
Here, we have used a previously validated model of exposure to DEN [27 ] to address the effects of melatonin on HCC. Melatonin is known to present oncostatic properties by enhancing antioxidant systems and immune mechanisms, and modulating pathways that control cell cycle and cell growth [33 –35 ].
2015 December 12, “Melatonin Activates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in Rats with Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oncostatic
staticautomaticdemocraticsystematicatticthematicschematicaromatichepaticfanaticbureaucraticerraticlymphaticchromaticasymptomaticrheumaticidiosyncratickinematicaristocraticadiabaticemphaticasthmaticaxiomaticprismatic
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oncostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncostatic
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“oncostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncostatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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