1 Alkylating agents: These types of drugs interfere with the way cells work and can kill cells in various phases of the cell cycle. 2  Antimetabolites: These drugs affect how a cell functions by replacing natural substances in the DNA that cells need to grow.
Bare and bear are homophones â that is, they sound the same â but have very different meanings. Where it is often misused for bare is when it is used as a verb. The verb bear relates to carrying or supporting whereas the verb bare means âto uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to viewâ: He was bearing a tray of brimming glasses. Steamboats bear the travellers home.
Bare vs. bear As an adjective, bare means lacking clothing, naked, exposed to view, or lacking adornment. As a verb, it means to make bare, to uncover, or to expose. Its past tense is bared. Bear has no adjectival definition. When not referring to the large mammal, it is a verb with a variety of meanings, none of which relate to uncovering or exposing. A few of its meanings are to hold, to support, to exhibit, to carry oneself in a specified way, to endure, to give birth to, and to yield (especially fruit).