Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actinomycin d

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: acti-no-mycin d
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

The most well-known of the actinomycins ( C62H86N12O16 ), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.

Questions

What does actinomycin d mean?: The most well-known of the actinomycins ( C62H86N12O16 ), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.

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