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antimetabolite vs antineoplastic drug

antineoplastic drug vs antimetabolite

antimetabolite and antineoplastic drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antimetabolite Yes No No No
antineoplastic drug Yes No No No
As nouns, antineoplastic drug is a hypernym of antimetabolite; that is, antineoplastic drug is a word with a broader meaning than antimetabolite:
  • antimetabolite: an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
  • antineoplastic drug: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
Other hypernyms of antimetabolite include antineoplastic, cancer drug.
antimetabolite (noun) antineoplastic drug (noun)
an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
Difference between antimetabolite and antineoplastic drug

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