Definition of Mithramycin

1. Noun. An antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes.

Exact synonyms: Mithracin
Generic synonyms: Antineoplastic Antibiotic
Language type: Trade Name

Definition of Mithramycin

1. Noun. A particular antibiotic drug. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Mithramycin

1. An antibiotic produced by Streptomyces argillaceus and S. Tanashiensis; possesses antineoplastic activity. Synonym: aureolic acid, mitramycin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mithramycin

miters
miterwort
miterworts
mites
mitey
mithan
mithe
mither
mithered
mithering
mithers
mithqal
mithqals
mithraic
mithraistic
mithramycin (current term)
mithridate
mithridate mustard
mithridatic
mithridatics
mithridatisation
mithridatism
mithridatization
mithridatize
mithridatized
mithril
miticidal
miticide
miticides
mitier

Literary usage of Mithramycin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Antineoplastic agents Streptozotocin, L-asparaginase, mithramycin f. Antiprotozoal Pentamidine g. ..."

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