mitomycin
mi·to·my·cin
noun
1.
a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
Origin
From mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
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