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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 June 2025

MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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