n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -t ə - ' m ī -s ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mito- (prob. from New Latin mitosis ) + -mycin
Date: 1956
: a complex of antibiotic substances that is produced by a Japanese streptomyces ( Streptomyces caespitosus ) especially : one form C 15 H 18 N 4 O 5 that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as an antineoplastic agent