antineoplastic

Noun antineoplastic has 1 sense

• antineoplastic(n = noun.artifact) antineoplastic drug, cancer drug - any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function;
has particulars: alkylating agent, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, elspar, floxuridine, lomustine, alkeran, melphalan, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine, thioguanine, thiotepa
is a kind of cytotoxic drug
Derived form adjective antineoplastic₁

Adjective antineoplastic has 1 sense

• antineoplastic(a = adj.pert) anticancer, antitumor, antitumour - used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
Derived form noun antineoplastic₁