ALL meanings of antimetabolite
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A a - noun antimetabolite any drug that acts by disrupting the normal growth of a cell. Sulfonamide drugs are antimetabolites and some antimetabolites are used in cancer treatment 3
- noun antimetabolite a drug or biochemical that inhibits a metabolic process by competing with a similarly shaped metabolite for a particular enzyme 3
- noun antimetabolite An antimetabolite is any drug that acts by disrupting the normal growth of a cell. Sulfonamide drugs are antimetabolites, and some antimetabolites are used in cancer treatment. 3
- noun antimetabolite A substance that interferes with the normal metabolic processes within cells, typically by combining with enzymes. 1
- noun antimetabolite Biochemistry. any substance that interferes with growth of an organism by competing with or substituting for an essential nutrient in an enzymatic process. 1
- adjective antimetabolite Pharmacology. of or relating to certain substances used to prevent or reduce the proliferation of cells, especially cancer cells, by interfering with normal metabolic activity. 1
- noun antimetabolite (medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite. 0