SINCE 1828
streptozotocin
noun
strep·to·zot·o·cin
| \ ˌstrep-tə-ˈzät-ə-sən
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Medical Definition of streptozotocin
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C8H15N3O7 with antineoplastic and diabetogenic properties that has been isolated from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. achromogenes)
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