streptozocin

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streptozocin strep·to·zo·cin (strěp'tə-zō'sĭn) or strep·to·zot·o·cin (-zŏt'ə-sĭn)
n.
An antineoplastic agent produced by an actinomycete and active against tumors but damaging to insulin-producing cells and now regarded as a carcinogen.

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