"bleomycin" meaning in English

See bleomycin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bleomycins [plural]
Etymology: From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-mycin|id2=pertaining to Streptomyces|t2=antibiotic derived from Streptomyces}} [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bleomycin (plural bleomycins)
  1. (pharmacology) Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus. Wikipedia link: bleomycin Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs

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