bleomycin en · NOUN
Etymology
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.
Bleomycin, which could scar lungs without warning, was an antibiotic derived from a mold.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 206:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bleomycins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |