actinomycin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak tin′ō mī′sin, ak′tə nō-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•tin•o•my•cin  (ak tin′ō mī′sin, ak′tə nō-),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsany of a group of related antibiotics derived from several species of streptomyces bacteria, used against susceptible bacteria and fungi and in the treatment of various cancers.
  • actinomyc(es) + -in2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
actinomycin / ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn/
  1. any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in treating some cancers; the most commonly used is dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
'actinomycin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-mycin - actinomycin D - clavacin - dactinomycin - spectinomycin

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