Word: mitomycin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
to
my
cin
Definition: Any of a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae, one of which is used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
Morphemes:
Affix: mito-
Language: en
Meaning: nucleotoxic agent
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μίτος
Language: grc
Decoded: mitos
Meaning: thread of the warp
Affix: -mycin
Language: en
Meaning: antibiotic
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύκης
Language: grc
Decoded: mukes
Meaning: fungus