chemotherapeutics

[ kee-moh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks, kem-oh- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. chemotherapy.

Other Words From

• chemo·thera·peutic chemo·thera·peuti·cal adjective
• chemo·thera·peuti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemotherapeutics¹

First recorded in 1910–15; chemo- + therapeutics