Usually means: Antibiotic used in cancer treatment.
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  1. plicamycin: Wiktionary
  2. plicamycin: Dictionary.com
  3. Plicamycin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Plicamycin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. plicamycin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. plicamycin: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  6. plicamycin: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (plicamycin)

noun:  (pharmacology) An antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease.

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