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streptozotocin

noun strep·to·zot·o·cin \ ˌstrep-tə-ˈzät-ə-sən \

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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