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acremonium

acremonium noun: any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics.

acremonium: any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics
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Noun

acremonium (plural acremonia)

  1. Any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics

Forms of acremonium

pluralacremonia

Origin of acremonium

From the genus name.

Questions about acremonium

What does acremonium mean?
Acremonium means any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics.
What part of speech is acremonium?
Acremonium is a noun.
What is the plural of acremonium?
The plural of acremonium is acremonia.

Words near acremonium in the dictionary

  1. acreless
  2. acreman
  3. acrembolic
  4. acremen
  5. acremonia
  6. acremonium
  7. acreocracy
  8. acres
  9. acresful
  10. Acri
  11. acribic

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