Describing something that has the ability to break down, destroy, or dissolve cancer cells.
From 'carcino-' (cancer) plus '-lytic' (breaking down). This term describes biological actions or substances capable of attacking cancer cells at the molecular level.
Finding carcinolytic compounds is the holy grail of cancer research—if scientists could harness natural carcinolytic abilities (like certain immune cells have), they might create better, less toxic cancer treatments.
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