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chemorefractory

chemorefractory adjective: that does not respond to chemotherapy.

Adjective

chemorefractory (comparative more chemorefractory, superlative most chemorefractory)

  1. That does not respond to chemotherapy

Forms of chemorefractory

comparativemore chemorefractory
superlativemost chemorefractory

Origin of chemorefractory

From chemo- + refractory.

Questions about chemorefractory

What does chemorefractory mean?
Chemorefractory means that does not respond to chemotherapy.
What part of speech is chemorefractory?
Chemorefractory is an adjective.

Words near chemorefractory in the dictionary

  1. chemoreduction
  2. chemoreductions
  3. chemoreflex
  4. chemoreflexes
  5. chemorefractive
  6. chemorefractory
  7. chemoregimen
  8. chemoregimens
  9. chemoregulation
  10. chemorepellant
  11. chemorepellants

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