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plicamycin

US/ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

plicamycin noun: an antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease.

Noun

plicamycin (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease.

Forms of plicamycin

alternative UKmithramycin

Origin of plicamycin

From translingual (Streptomyces) plica(tus) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Questions about plicamycin

What does plicamycin mean?
Plicamycin means an antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease.
What part of speech is plicamycin?
Plicamycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce plicamycin?
Plicamycin is pronounced /ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ (US).

Words near plicamycin in the dictionary

  1. plicaballinid
  2. plicaballinids
  3. plicaballins
  4. plicae
  5. plical
  6. plicamycin
  7. plicas
  8. plicate
  9. plicated
  10. plicately
  11. plicateness

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