Bleomycin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus. countable, uncountable
"Bleomycin, which could scar lungs without warning, was an antibiotic derived from a mold."
Example
More examples"Bleomycin, which could scar lungs without warning, was an antibiotic derived from a mold."
Etymology
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).