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aminoglycoside

aminoglycoside noun: any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic.

Noun

aminoglycoside (plural aminoglycosides)

  1. Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic

Forms of aminoglycoside

pluralaminoglycosides

Origin of aminoglycoside

From amino- + glycoside.

Words formed from aminoglycoside

Questions about aminoglycoside

What does aminoglycoside mean?
Aminoglycoside means any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic.
What part of speech is aminoglycoside?
Aminoglycoside is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoglycoside?
The plural of aminoglycoside is aminoglycosides.

Words near aminoglycoside in the dictionary

  1. aminoglutaric
  2. aminoglutarics
  3. aminoglutethimide
  4. aminoglycan
  5. aminoglycans
  6. aminoglycoside
  7. aminoglycosides
  8. aminoglycosidic
  9. aminogram
  10. aminograms
  11. aminoguanidine

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