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actinomycin

(-mī′sin)

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noun

any of various antibiotic polypeptides derived from streptomyces soil bacteria: active against certain bacteria and fungi and some neoplasms

Origin: < actinomycete + -in

See actinomycin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various red, often toxic, polypeptide antibiotics obtained from soil bacteria.

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