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lantibiotic

/ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/

lantibiotic noun: any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

Noun

lantibiotic (plural lantibiotics)

  1. Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

Forms of lantibiotic

plurallantibiotics

Origin of lantibiotic

Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

Words formed from lantibiotic

Questions about lantibiotic

What does lantibiotic mean?
Lantibiotic means any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.
What part of speech is lantibiotic?
Lantibiotic is a noun.
How do you pronounce lantibiotic?
Lantibiotic is pronounced /ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/.
What is the plural of lantibiotic?
The plural of lantibiotic is lantibiotics.

Words near lantibiotic in the dictionary

  1. lanthorn-fly
  2. lanthorns
  3. Lanthrop
  4. Lantian
  5. Lantian Man
  6. lantibiotic
  7. lantibiotics
  8. Lantien
  9. Lantigua
  10. Lantiguas
  11. lanting

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