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antitumor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-tu-mor
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

noun

Any substance that inhibits tumors.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From anti- + tumor.

Inflected Forms

more antitumor (comparative) most antitumor (superlative) antitumour (alternative) antitumors (plural)

Synonyms

antineoplastic anticancer antitumour

Questions

What does antitumor mean?
Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
Where does antitumor come from?
From anti- + tumor.

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