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-micin

/ˈmaɪ.sɪn/

-micin suffix: used to form names of aminoglycosides, antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora.

Suffix

-micin

  1. Used to form names of aminoglycosides, antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora.

Origin of -micin

Blend of translingual Micromonospora + -mycin.

Questions about -micin

What does -micin mean?
-micin means used to form names of aminoglycosides, antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora.
What part of speech is -micin?
-micin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -micin?
-micin is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.sɪn/.

Words near -micin in the dictionary

  1. -metre
  2. -metres
  3. -metric
  4. -metrics
  5. -metry
  6. -micin
  7. -mictic
  8. -mifene
  9. -minx
  10. -misia
  11. -misic

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