Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plicamycin

/ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pli-camycin
IPA: /ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual (Streptomyces) plica(tus) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mithramycin (alternative, UK)

Questions

How do you pronounce plicamycin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does plicamycin mean?: 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.
Where does plicamycin come from?: From translingual (Streptomyces) plica(tus) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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