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aminocyclitol

aminocyclitol noun: any of a class of chemical compounds related to cyclitols and used in aminoglycoside antibiotics.

Noun

aminocyclitol (plural aminocyclitols)

  1. Any of a class of chemical compounds related to cyclitols and used in aminoglycoside antibiotics.

Forms of aminocyclitol

pluralaminocyclitols

Origin of aminocyclitol

From amino + cyclitol.

Questions about aminocyclitol

What does aminocyclitol mean?
Aminocyclitol means any of a class of chemical compounds related to cyclitols and used in aminoglycoside antibiotics.
What part of speech is aminocyclitol?
Aminocyclitol is a noun.
What is the plural of aminocyclitol?
The plural of aminocyclitol is aminocyclitols.

Words near aminocyclitol in the dictionary

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

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