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josamycin

josamycin noun: a kind of macrolide antibiotic.

Noun

josamycin (uncountable)

  1. A kind of macrolide antibiotic.

Origin of josamycin

From (Streptomyces narbonensis subsp.) josa(myceticus) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about josamycin

What does josamycin mean?
Josamycin means a kind of macrolide antibiotic.
What part of speech is josamycin?
Josamycin is a noun.

Words near josamycin in the dictionary

  1. Jorăști
  2. Jorō spider
  3. Jorō spiders
  4. jos
  5. Jos.
  6. josamycin
  7. Joscelyne
  8. Jose
  9. Jose Abad Santos
  10. Jose C. Payumo, Jr.
  11. Jose Dalman

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