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lucimycin

lucimycin noun: a macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.

Noun

lucimycin (uncountable)

  1. A macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.

Synonyms of lucimycin

Origin of lucimycin

From translingual luc(ensis) + -i- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about lucimycin

What does lucimycin mean?
Lucimycin means a macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.
What part of speech is lucimycin?
Lucimycin is a noun.

Words near lucimycin in the dictionary

  1. Lucilian
  2. Lucilla
  3. Lucille
  4. lucimeter
  5. lucimeters
  6. lucimycin
  7. Lucin
  8. Lucina
  9. lucinactant
  10. Lucinda
  11. lucine

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