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mithramycin

mith·ra·my·cin

UK/ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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