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PLICAMYCIN

Specialty Definition: PLICAMYCIN

DomainDefinition

Health

A tricyclic pentaglycosidic antibiotic from Streptomyces strains that inhibits RNA and protein synthesis by adhering to DNA. It is used as a fluorescent dye and as an antineoplastic agent, especially in bone and testicular tumors. Plicamycin is also used to reduce hypercalcemia, especially that due to malignancies. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PLICAMYCIN

Language Translations for "PLICAMYCIN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

plicamycin. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

plicamycin. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

plikamysiini. (various references)

   

French

  

plicamycine. (various references)

   

German

  

Plicamycin. (various references)

   

Italian

  

plicamicina. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

icamycinplay

   

Portuguese

  

plicamicina. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

plicamicina. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

plikamycin. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PLICAMYCIN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-m-n-p-y"

-3 letters: aclinic, campily, cynical, pliancy.

-4 letters: acinic, aminic, amylic, caplin, clinic, cyanic, cymlin, inclip, limina, limnic, mainly, paynim, pianic, picnic.

-5 letters: acini, acmic, amici, amnic, amply, animi, campi, campy, cilia, claim, clamp, cynic, icily, iliac, imply, inlay, lapin, liman, limpa, linac, lipin, malic, manic, manly, milia, milpa, mincy, palmy, panic, pical, plain, plica.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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