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actinomycin definition

☆ actino·my·cin (-mī′sin)

noun

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

Etymology: < actinomycete + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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