1. a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug; [syn: mitomycin, Mutamycin]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mitomycin
n 1: a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a
streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin)
shows promise as an anticancer drug [syn: mitomycin,
Mutamycin]