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daptomycin

/ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

daptomycin noun: a particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

Noun

daptomycin (uncountable)

  1. A particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

Origin of daptomycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Questions about daptomycin

What does daptomycin mean?
Daptomycin means a particular lipopeptide antibiotic.
What part of speech is daptomycin?
Daptomycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce daptomycin?
Daptomycin is pronounced /ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/.

Words near daptomycin in the dictionary

  1. dapsones
  2. dapster
  3. dapsters
  4. DAPT
  5. Dapto
  6. daptomycin
  7. Daqing
  8. daqingshanite
  9. Daquan
  10. Daquila
  11. Daquilas

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