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hygromycin

hygromycin noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus.

Noun

hygromycin (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus

Origin of hygromycin

From hygro- + -mycin, from the taxonomic designator hygroscopicus.

Questions about hygromycin

What does hygromycin mean?
Hygromycin means a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus.
What part of speech is hygromycin?
Hygromycin is a noun.

Words near hygromycin in the dictionary

  1. hygrometrical
  2. hygrometrically
  3. hygrometry
  4. hygromiid
  5. hygromiids
  6. hygromycin
  7. hygromycine
  8. hygropetric
  9. hygrophanous
  10. hygrophil
  11. hygrophilous

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