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anthramycin

anthramycin noun: any of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, having a benzodiazepine structure, isolated from Streptomyces bacteria, that have antitumour activity.

Noun

anthramycin (plural anthramycins)

  1. Any of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, having a benzodiazepine structure, isolated from Streptomyces bacteria, that have antitumour activity

Forms of anthramycin

pluralanthramycins

Origin of anthramycin

From anthra- + -mycin.

Questions about anthramycin

What does anthramycin mean?
Anthramycin means any of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, having a benzodiazepine structure, isolated from Streptomyces bacteria, that have antitumour activity.
What part of speech is anthramycin?
Anthramycin is a noun.
What is the plural of anthramycin?
The plural of anthramycin is anthramycins.

Words near anthramycin in the dictionary

  1. anthraglycoside
  2. anthraglycosides
  3. anthralgia
  4. anthralin
  5. anthralins
  6. anthramycin
  7. anthramycins
  8. anthranilamide
  9. anthranilate
  10. anthranilates
  11. anthranilic

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