Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancer drug

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: can-cer -drug
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function

Synonyms

antineoplastic antineoplastic drug

Questions

What does cancer drug mean?: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function

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