antimitotic

[ an-tee-mahy-tot-ik, -mi-, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to certain substances capable of arresting the process of cell division.

noun

1. any such substance, as certain drugs used to destroy cancer cells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antimitotic¹

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + mitotic ( def )

Example Sentences

This mechanistic insight may be used to improve selection of future antimitotic drugs and to identify a biomarker with which to select patients likely to benefit from paclitaxel.

From Science Magazine

Indeed, a study examining the fate of daughter cells derived from the same mother cell after antimitotic drug exposure found that the fates of the sister cells seemed to be independent of each other.

From Nature