MUTAMYCIN

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 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

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 can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Domain usage:

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

 Context examples 

Also called mitomycin C and Mutamycin.

(Mitozytrex, NCI Dictionary)

Mutamycin comes from bacteria.

(Mutamycin, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Mitozytrex and Mutamycin.

(mitomycin C, NCI Dictionary)