calicheamicin

Noun

Meaning

calicheamicin (plural calicheamicins)

Any of a class of enediyne antibiotics derived from the bacterium Micromonospora echinospora, extremely toxic to all living cells and used in targeted therapy against cancer.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

calicene caliche caliche-topped calichon caliciaceous caliciform