Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mithramycin

/ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mithramycin
IPA
/ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK form of plicamycin.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce mithramycin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/.
What does mithramycin mean?
UK form of plicamycin.
Where does mithramycin come from?
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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