dactinomycin

[dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin]

dac·ti·no·my·cin

[dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin]
noun Pharmacology.
a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
Also called actinomycin D.


Origin:
reversal of actinomycin D; see actinomycin
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Dactinomycin has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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dactinomycin dac·ti·no·my·cin (dāk'tə-nō-mī'sīn)
n.
An antibiotic isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.

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