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Meaning of calicheamicin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

calichon calicioid calicivirid calicivirus calicle Caliclic

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