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cycloserine

US/ˌsaɪ.kləˈˈsɛɹˌin/

cycloserine noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis.

cycloserine: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and...
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Noun

cycloserine (countable and uncountable, plural cycloserines)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Forms of cycloserine

pluralcycloserines

Origin of cycloserine

From cyclo- + serine.

Questions about cycloserine

What does cycloserine mean?
Cycloserine means a broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis.
What part of speech is cycloserine?
Cycloserine is a noun.
How do you pronounce cycloserine?
Cycloserine is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.kləˈˈsɛɹˌin/ (US).
What is the plural of cycloserine?
The plural of cycloserine is cycloserines.

Words near cycloserine in the dictionary

  1. cycloruthenations
  2. cyclos
  3. cyclosarin
  4. cycloscope
  5. cycloscopes
  6. cycloserine
  7. cycloserines
  8. cycloses
  9. cyclosilazane
  10. cyclosilazanes
  11. cyclosilicate

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