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aqabamycin

Syllables: aqa·ba·my·cinUS/ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/

aqabamycin noun: any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties.

Noun

aqabamycin (countable and uncountable, plural aqabamycins)

  1. Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

Forms of aqabamycin

pluralaqabamycins

Origin of aqabamycin

From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

Words that rhyme with aqabamycin

Questions about aqabamycin

What does aqabamycin mean?
Aqabamycin means any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties.
What part of speech is aqabamycin?
Aqabamycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce aqabamycin?
Aqabamycin is pronounced /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of aqabamycin?
The plural of aqabamycin is aqabamycins.

Words near aqabamycin in the dictionary

  1. Aq Qoyunlu
  2. Aq Qoyunlus
  3. Aq'am
  4. aqa
  5. Aqaba
  6. aqabamycin
  7. aqabamycins
  8. aqal
  9. aqals
  10. AQAP
  11. aqas

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