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Antimetabolite
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A drug that is very similar to natural chemicals in a normal biochemical reaction in cells but different enough to interfere with the normal division and functions of cells. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An antineoplastic agent with a structural similarity to a natural substance that can replace that substance in a normal biochemical pathway and interfere with the normal metabolic processes of cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
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