Mitomycin Definition

mītə-mīsĭn
noun
Any of a group of antibiotics produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces caespitosus that inhibit DNA synthesis and are used against bacteria and cancerous tumor cells.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • Mutamycin

Other Word Forms of Mitomycin

Noun

Singular:
mitomycin
Plural:
mitomycins

Origin of Mitomycin

  • Probably mito(sis) –mycin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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