mitomycin
mi·to·my·cin
noun \ˌmī-tə-ˈmī-sən\Definition of MITOMYCIN
: a complex of antibiotic substances that is produced by a Japanese streptomyces (Streptomyces caespitosus); especially : one form C15H18N4O5 that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as an antineoplastic agent
Origin of MITOMYCIN
International Scientific Vocabulary mito- (probably from New Latin mitosis) + -mycin
First Known Use: 1956
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