antimitotic: Meaning and Definition of

an•ti•mi•tot•ic

Pronunciation: (an"tē-mī-tot'ik, -mi-, an"tī-), [key]
— Biochem., Pharm. Biochem.,Pharm.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to certain substances capable of arresting the process of cell division.
—n.
  1. any such substance, as certain drugs used to destroy cancer cells.
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