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MUTAMYCIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does Mutamycin mean?

• MUTAMYCIN (noun)
The noun MUTAMYCIN has 1 sense:

1. a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

Familiarity information: MUTAMYCIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MUTAMYCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Mutamycin ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mitomycin; Mutamycin

Hypernyms ("Mutamycin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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