antiproliferative

[an-tee-proh-lif-uh-rey-tiv, an-tahy-]

an·ti·pro·lif·er·a·tive

[an-tee-proh-lif-uh-rey-tiv, an-tahy-] Pharmacology
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a substance used to prevent or retard the spread of cells, especially malignant cells, into surrounding tissues.
noun
2.
any such substance.

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Antiproliferative has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
anti- + proliferative
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