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Antitumor vs Antiproliferative - What's the difference?

antitumor | antiproliferative |

As adjectives the difference between antitumor and antiproliferative

is that antitumor is inhibiting the development of a tumor while antiproliferative is tending to suppress cell growth.

As a noun antitumor

is any substance that inhibits tumors.

antitumor

English

Alternative forms

* antitumour

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * antineoplastic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance that inhibits tumors.
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    • Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B

    antiproliferative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Tending to suppress cell growth.