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fosmidomycin

fosmidomycin noun: an antibiotic, similar to fosfomycin, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria.

Noun

fosmidomycin (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic, similar to fosfomycin, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria.

Origin of fosmidomycin

From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + (a)mido + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about fosmidomycin

What does fosmidomycin mean?
Fosmidomycin means an antibiotic, similar to fosfomycin, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria.
What part of speech is fosmidomycin?
Fosmidomycin is a noun.

Words near fosmidomycin in the dictionary

  1. Foskey
  2. Foskeys
  3. foskolin
  4. fosmid
  5. fosmidial
  6. fosmidomycin
  7. fosmids
  8. FOSMN
  9. Fosnaugh
  10. Fosnaughs
  11. Fosowskie

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