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antiproliferative

antiproliferative adjective: tending to suppress cell growth, especially the growth of malignant cells into surrounding tissue.

Adjective

antiproliferative (not comparable)

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

Noun

antiproliferative (plural antiproliferatives)

  1. Such a material

Forms of antiproliferative

pluralantiproliferatives

Origin of antiproliferative

From anti- + proliferative.

Words formed from antiproliferative

Questions about antiproliferative

What does antiproliferative mean?
Antiproliferative means tending to suppress cell growth, especially the growth of malignant cells into surrounding tissue.
What part of speech is antiproliferative?
Antiproliferative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiproliferative in the dictionary

  1. antiprohibition
  2. antiprohibitionist
  3. antiprohibitionists
  4. antiproliferating
  5. antiproliferation
  6. antiproliferative
  7. antiproliferatively
  8. antiproliferatives
  9. antiprolific
  10. antipromastigote
  11. antipromiscuity

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