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bleomycin

ble·o·my·cin
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blee-uh-mahy-sin]
    • /ˌbli əˈmaɪ sɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blee-uh-mahy-sin]
    • /ˌbli əˈmaɪ sɪn/

Definitions of bleomycin word

  • noun bleomycin a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease 3
  • noun bleomycin a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 55 H 84 N 17 O 21 S 3 , derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas. 1
  • noun bleomycin A particular drug used in chemotherapy. 0

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Origin of bleomycin

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; apparently alteration of phleomycin, an antibiotic derived earlier from the same source; initial elements phleo-, bleo- unexplained by originators; see -mycin

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Parts of speech for Bleomycin

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bleomycin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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