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avilamycin

avilamycin noun: any of a class of orthosomycin antibiotics produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes.

Noun

avilamycin (uncountable)

  1. Any of a class of orthosomycin antibiotics produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes.

Origin of avilamycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about avilamycin

What does avilamycin mean?
Avilamycin means any of a class of orthosomycin antibiotics produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes.
What part of speech is avilamycin?
Avilamycin is a noun.

Words near avilamycin in the dictionary

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  7. Avilas
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  10. aviles
  11. Avileses

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