"calicheamicin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calicheamicins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calicheamicin (plural calicheamicins)
  1. Any of a class of enediyne antibiotics derived from the bacterium Micromonospora echinospora, extremely toxic to all living cells and used in targeted therapy against cancer.
    Sense id: en-calicheamicin-en-noun-X0T44UD0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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