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dactinomycin
[ dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dactinomycin1
First recorded in 1965–70; reversal of actinomycin D; actinomycin
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