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dac⋅ti⋅no⋅my⋅cin

  [dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin]
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–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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dac·ti·no·my·cin   (dāk'tə-nō-mī'sĭn)   
n.  An antibiotic of the actinomycin group, C62H86N12O16, isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers. Also called actinomycin D.

[d- + actinomycin.]
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Main Entry: dac·ti·no·my·cin
Pronunciation: "dak-t&-nO-'mIs-&n
Function: noun
: a toxic antineoplastic drugC62H86N12O16 of the actinomycin group called also actinomycin D
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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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