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alvespimycin

alvespimycin noun: a semisynthetic derivative of geldanamycin.

Noun

alvespimycin (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic derivative of geldanamycin.

Origin of alvespimycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about alvespimycin

What does alvespimycin mean?
Alvespimycin means a semisynthetic derivative of geldanamycin.
What part of speech is alvespimycin?
Alvespimycin is a noun.

Words near alvespimycin in the dictionary

  1. Alversons
  2. Alverstoke
  3. Alverstone
  4. Alverthorpe
  5. Alves
  6. alvespimycin
  7. Alvesta
  8. Alveston
  9. Alvestons
  10. alveus
  11. Alvey

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