Definition of ANTIMETABOLITE

antimetabolite

Meanings

Plural: antimetabolites

Noun

  • an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
  • Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.

Origin / Etymology

From anti- + metabolite.

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