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cytostatic

cytostatic adjective: tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.

Adjective

cytostatic (not comparable)

  1. Tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.

Noun

cytostatic (plural cytostatics)

  1. Any substance which inhibits cell growth and multiplication.

cytostatic meaning in Tamil

cytostatic in Tamil

உயிரணுத் தேக்கம், செல்தேக்க

Forms of cytostatic

pluralcytostatics

Origin of cytostatic

From cyto- + -static.

Words formed from cytostatic

Questions about cytostatic

What does cytostatic mean?
Cytostatic means tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.
What is cytostatic in Tamil?
Cytostatic in Tamil is உயிரணுத் தேக்கம், செல்தேக்க. See Cytostatic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cytostatic?
Cytostatic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cytostatic in the dictionary

  1. cytosporones
  2. cytospread
  3. cytospreads
  4. cytospun
  5. cytostasis
  6. cytostatic
  7. cytostatically
  8. cytostaticity
  9. cytostatics
  10. cytostimulatory
  11. cytostolic

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