A substance that interferes with a metabolite necessary for normal metabolic functions; often used to disrupt proliferation of cancerous or other abnormal cells, antimetabolites may also be used to prevent normal re-growth in circumstances where its not desirable.

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1. A substance that interferes with a metabolite necessary for normal metabolic functions; often used to disrupt proliferation of cancerous or other abnormal cells, antimetabolites may also be used to prevent normal re-growth in circumstances where its not desirable.