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actinomycin

UK
/ˌæktɪnəˈmɪsɪn/
US
/ˌæktɪnəˈmɪsɪn/

Translations

actinomycinnoun
actinomycins
pl
Actinomycin is used in chemotherapy treatments.
Актиномицин используется в химиотерапевтических процедурах.
actinomycinadjective
UK
/ˌæktɪnəˈmɪsɪn/
US
/ˌæktɪnəˈmɪsɪn/
Attributive use: appearing before another noun to mean 'relating to or involving actinomycin'.

Definitions

actinomycinnoun
A group of antibiotics derived from soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in research and chemotherapy.
The doctor prescribed actinomycin as part of the cancer treatment regimen.
Any of these antibiotics considered as a substance, especially actinomycin D, employed to inhibit RNA synthesis in molecular biology research and to treat certain cancers.
Scientists added actinomycin to the culture medium to shut down transcription.
actinomycinadjective
Relating to, containing, or involving actinomycin.
The patient underwent an actinomycin regimen after surgery.
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