ACTINOMYCIN


Meaning of ACTINOMYCIN in English

/ak tin'oh muy"sin, ak'teuh noh-/ , n. Pharm.

any of a group of related antibiotics derived from several species of streptomyces bacteria, used against susceptible bacteria and fungi and in the treatment of various cancers.

[ ACTINOMYC(ES) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .