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streptozocin

streptozocin noun: a particular nitrosurea used in chemotherapy.

Noun

streptozocin (uncountable)

  1. A particular nitrosurea used in chemotherapy.

Origin of streptozocin

From Streptomyces acromogenes, from which it was originally isolated in the 1950s.

Questions about streptozocin

What does streptozocin mean?
Streptozocin means a particular nitrosurea used in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is streptozocin?
Streptozocin is a noun.

Words near streptozocin in the dictionary

  1. streptothrix
  2. streptothrixes
  3. streptovaricin
  4. streptovaricins
  5. streptovidin
  6. streptozocin
  7. streptozoticin
  8. streptozotocin
  9. strepzotocin
  10. Stresa
  11. Stresemann's bristlefront

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