mithramycin

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/ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

A form of plicamycin — An antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease.

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Meanings

nounmithramycin (countable and uncountable, plural mithramycins)

plural mithramycins

  1. UKcountableuncountablemedicineUK form of plicamycin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

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Broader
antineoplastic antibiotic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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APA

mithramycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithramycin

MLA

“mithramycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithramycin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mithramycin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithramycin.

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