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chromomycin

chromomycin noun: any of a family of glycoside antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus.

Noun

chromomycin (plural chromomycins)

  1. Any of a family of glycoside antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus

Forms of chromomycin

pluralchromomycins

Questions about chromomycin

What does chromomycin mean?
Chromomycin means any of a family of glycoside antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus.
What part of speech is chromomycin?
Chromomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of chromomycin?
The plural of chromomycin is chromomycins.

Words near chromomycin in the dictionary

  1. chromometers
  2. chromomethylase
  3. chromomethylases
  4. chromometric
  5. chromometry
  6. chromomycin
  7. chromomycins
  8. chromomycosis
  9. chromonar
  10. chromone
  11. chromonema

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