cancerocidaladj.
/ˌkansərəˈsʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌkænsərəˈsaɪd(ə)l/ Medicine.
That kills cancer cells.
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cancerocidal1932
cancericidal1934
1932 Lancet 1 Oct. 751/2 It would be simpler to enumerate the metallic substances which have not been tried..in the treatment of malignant disease than to give a list of the metals which are supposed to have cancerocidal properties.
1961 Lancet 16 Sept. 615/1 In recent years considerable interest has centred on the cancerocidal drugs.
1974 Cancer 34 2034 A single dose of 3500 rad of an electron beam seems to be sufficient as a cancerocidal dose.
1998 Jrnl. Prosthetic Dentistry 79 617/1 The effects of cancerocidal irradiation on bone are well documented.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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