antineoplastic antibiotic

Definitions of antineoplastic antibiotic
  1. noun
    an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
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    types:
    Mithracin, mithramycin
    an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
    type of:
    antibiotic, antibiotic drug
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
    any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
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