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lincomycin

lincomycin noun: a lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.

Noun

lincomycin (countable and uncountable, plural lincomycins)

  1. A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.

Forms of lincomycin

plurallincomycins

Origin of lincomycin

From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).

Words formed from lincomycin

Questions about lincomycin

What does lincomycin mean?
Lincomycin means a lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
What part of speech is lincomycin?
Lincomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of lincomycin?
The plural of lincomycin is lincomycins.

Words near lincomycin in the dictionary

  1. Lincolnshire sausage
  2. Lincolnshire sausages
  3. Lincolnshire spinach
  4. Lincolnton
  5. Lincolnville
  6. lincomycin
  7. lincomycins
  8. lincomysin
  9. lincosamide
  10. lincosamides
  11. lincRNA

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