- mycomycin
- my·co·mycin
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mycomycin
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mycomycin — my·co·my·cin .mī kə mīs ən n a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid C13H10O2 obtained from an actinomycete of the genus Nocardia (N. acidophilus) … Medical dictionary
mycomycin — noun a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug * * * ˌmīkəˈmīsən noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myc + mycin : a h … Useful english dictionary
antibiotic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. miracle or wonder drug, sulfa drug, antibacterial. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. antimicrobial, antitoxin, wonder drug, miracle drug, bacteriostat; see also medicine 2 . Common antibiotics… … English dictionary for students
antibiotic drug — noun a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs • Syn: ↑antibiotic • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
