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capromycin

capromycin is the alternative form of capreomycin.

Meaning of capreomycin

Noun

capreomycin (countable and uncountable, plural capreomycins)

  1. A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.

Forms of capromycin

pluralcapromycins

Questions about capromycin

What is capromycin the alternative form of?
Capromycin is the alternative form of capreomycin.

Words near capromycin in the dictionary

  1. caprolactone
  2. caprolactones
  3. capromab
  4. capromab pendetide
  5. capromorelin
  6. capromycin
  7. capromycins
  8. capromyid
  9. capromyids
  10. Capron
  11. capronate

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