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rapamycin
noun(rap-a-my-cin)
sirolimus
rapamycin
noun(rap-a-my-cin)
an immunosuppressive drug C51H79NO13 that is a macrocyclic lactone obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. hygroscopicus) and is taken orally especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs —called also rapamycin

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