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fosfomycin

fosfomycin noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.

Noun

fosfomycin (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.

Origin of fosfomycin

Originally phosphomycin, from phospho- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).

Questions about fosfomycin

What does fosfomycin mean?
Fosfomycin means a broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.
What part of speech is fosfomycin?
Fosfomycin is a noun.

Words near fosfomycin in the dictionary

  1. Fosdicks
  2. Fosdyke
  3. fosetyl
  4. fosfestrol
  5. fosfluconazole
  6. fosfomycin
  7. foshagite
  8. foshallasite
  9. Foshan
  10. Foshee
  11. Foshees

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