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aminocoumarin

aminocoumarin noun: any of a class of antibiotics that act by inhibition of the DNA gyrase enzyme involved in bacterial cell division.

Noun

aminocoumarin (plural aminocoumarins)

  1. Any of a class of antibiotics that act by inhibition of the DNA gyrase enzyme involved in bacterial cell division.

Forms of aminocoumarin

pluralaminocoumarins

Origin of aminocoumarin

From amino- + coumarin.

Questions about aminocoumarin

What does aminocoumarin mean?
Aminocoumarin means any of a class of antibiotics that act by inhibition of the DNA gyrase enzyme involved in bacterial cell division.
What part of speech is aminocoumarin?
Aminocoumarin is a noun.
What is the plural of aminocoumarin?
The plural of aminocoumarin is aminocoumarins.

Words near aminocoumarin in the dictionary

  1. aminochrome
  2. aminochromes
  3. aminochromone
  4. aminochromones
  5. aminochronological
  6. aminocoumarin
  7. aminocoumarins
  8. aminocyclitol
  9. aminocyclitols
  10. aminocyclohexane
  11. aminocyclohexitol

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