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cancerostatic

cancerostatic adjective: that halts the spread or development of a cancer.

Adjective

cancerostatic (not comparable)

  1. That halts the spread or development of a cancer.
    Synonyms:
    carcinostatic

Synonyms of cancerostatic

Origin of cancerostatic

From cancer + -o- + -static.

Questions about cancerostatic

What does cancerostatic mean?
Cancerostatic means that halts the spread or development of a cancer.
What part of speech is cancerostatic?
Cancerostatic is an adjective.

Words near cancerostatic in the dictionary

  1. cancerophobe
  2. cancerophobes
  3. cancerophobia
  4. cancerophobic
  5. canceroprotective
  6. cancerostatic
  7. cancerotoxic
  8. cancerous
  9. cancerously
  10. cancerousness
  11. cancerphobe

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