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MITHRAMYCIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mithramycin mean?
• MITHRAMYCIN (noun)
The noun MITHRAMYCIN has 1 sense:
1. an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
Familiarity information: MITHRAMYCIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("mithramycin" is a kind of...):
antineoplastic antibiotic (an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy)
Context examples
Mithramycin binds to DNA and prevents cells from making RNA and proteins.
(Mithramycin, NCI Dictionary)
Also called mithramycin and plicamycin.
(Mithracin, NCI Dictionary)
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