MITHRACIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mithracin mean? 

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

1. an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MITHRACIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Mithracin; mithramycin

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

antineoplastic antibiotic (an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy)

Domain usage:

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

 Context examples 

Mithracin binds to DNA and prevents cells from making RNA and proteins.

(Mithracin, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Mithracin and plicamycin.

(Mithramycin, NCI Dictionary)