antitumor

English

Alternative forms

• antitumour

Etymology

anti- +‎ tumor

Adjective

antitumor (comparative more antitumor, superlative most antitumor)

1. (oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

Synonyms

• antineoplastic

Translations

inhibiting the development of a tumor

• Portuguese: antitumoral, antitumor
• Russian: противоо́пухолевый (ru) (protivoópuxolevyj)

Noun

antitumor (plural antitumors)

1. Any substance that inhibits tumors.
   • 2009, Jacques Royer, Asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles, page 3:

     Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B […] which are potent antitumors as well as antibiotic agents […]

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ tumor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoʁ/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoʁ/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoʁ/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tuˈmoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.tuˈmoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.tuˈmoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.tuˈmo.ɾi/

Adjective

antitumor (invariable)

1. (oncology) antitumor; antitumoral (inhibiting the development of tumors)

   Synonym: antitumoral