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ANTIMETABOLITE
antimetabolite
(noun) an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
antimetabolite (plural antimetabolites)
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite
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