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glycolipodepsipeptide

glycolipodepsipeptide noun: complex class of natural antibiotics characterized by a sugar, lipid, and cyclic peptide structure used primarily to fight tough Gram-positive bacterial infections.

Noun

glycolipodepsipeptide (plural glycolipodepsipeptides)

  1. Complex class of natural antibiotics characterized by a sugar, lipid, and cyclic peptide structure used primarily to fight tough Gram-positive bacterial infections.

Forms of glycolipodepsipeptide

pluralglycolipodepsipeptides

Origin of glycolipodepsipeptide

By surface analysis, glyco- + lipo- + depsi- + peptide.

Questions about glycolipodepsipeptide

What does glycolipodepsipeptide mean?
Glycolipodepsipeptide means complex class of natural antibiotics characterized by a sugar, lipid, and cyclic peptide structure used primarily to fight tough Gram-positive bacterial infections.
What part of speech is glycolipodepsipeptide?
Glycolipodepsipeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of glycolipodepsipeptide?
The plural of glycolipodepsipeptide is glycolipodepsipeptides.

Words near glycolipodepsipeptide in the dictionary

  1. glycolipidomes
  2. glycolipidomics
  3. glycolipidoses
  4. glycolipidosis
  5. glycolipids
  6. glycolipodepsipeptide
  7. glycolipoprotein
  8. glycolipoproteins
  9. glycoliposomal
  10. glycoliposome
  11. glycoliposomes

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