antineoplastic

[ an-tee-nee-oh-plas-tik, an-tahy- ]

adjective
  1. destroying, inhibiting, or preventing the growth or spread of neoplasms.

noun
  1. an antineoplastic substance.

Origin of antineoplastic

1
First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + neoplastic

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