Mithramycin

//ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    UK form of plicamycin. UK, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mithracinplicamycin

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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