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antitumor antibiotic  listen  (AN-tee-TOO-mer AN-tee-by-AH-tik)

  A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called anticancer antibiotic and antineoplastic antibiotic.