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kitasamycin

kitasamycin noun: a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis bacteria.

Noun

kitasamycin (uncountable)

  1. A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis bacteria.
    Synonyms:
    leucomycin

Synonyms of kitasamycin

Origin of kitasamycin

From (Streptomyces) kitasa(toensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Questions about kitasamycin

What does kitasamycin mean?
Kitasamycin means a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis bacteria.
What part of speech is kitasamycin?
Kitasamycin is a noun.

Words near kitasamycin in the dictionary

  1. Kitaokas
  2. Kitaotao
  3. kitar
  4. Kitara
  5. kitars
  6. kitasamycin
  7. Kitasato flask
  8. Kitasato flasks
  9. Kitasoo
  10. Kitassato flask
  11. Kitassato flasks

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