English

Alternative forms

• antitumour

Adjective

antitumor ‎(comparative more antitumor, superlative most antitumor)

1. (oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

Synonyms

• antineoplastic

Translations

Noun

antitumor ‎(plural antitumors)

1. Any substance that inhibits tumors.
   • 2009, Jacques Royer, Asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles (page 3)

     Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B […] which are potent antitumors as well as antibiotic agents […]

Portuguese

Adjective

antitumor ‎(invariable, comparable)

1. (oncology) antitumor; antitumoral (inhibiting the development of tumors)

Synonyms

• antitumoral