Unscramble

m 3 e 1 t 1 h 4 o 1 t 1 r 1 e 1 x 8 a 1 t 1 e 1

12 letters · 24 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis

originProbably from metho- + tre- (“alteration of pteridine”) + (carbo)x(yl)ate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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