antimetabolite

See also: antimétabolite

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ metabolite

Noun

antimetabolite (plural antimetabolites)

(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.

Derived terms

antimetabolic

Related terms

antimetabole

Translations

any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process

French: antimétabolite (fr) m
Greek: αντιμεταβολίτης (el) m (antimetavolítis)
Italian: antimetabolita (it) f
Polish: antymetabolit m
Portuguese: antimetabólito m, antimetabólico m

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