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mimosamycin

mimosamycin noun: an antibiotic, 7-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-2H-isoquinoline-3,5,8-trione, isolated from Streptomyces.

Noun

mimosamycin (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic, 7-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-2H-isoquinoline-3,5,8-trione, isolated from Streptomyces

Origin of mimosamycin

From mimosa + -mycin.

Questions about mimosamycin

What does mimosamycin mean?
Mimosamycin means an antibiotic, 7-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-2H-isoquinoline-3,5,8-trione, isolated from Streptomyces.
What part of speech is mimosamycin?
Mimosamycin is a noun.

Words near mimosamycin in the dictionary

  1. mimosa webworm
  2. mimosa webworms
  3. mimosa weed
  4. mimosaceous
  5. mimosae
  6. mimosamycin
  7. mimosas
  8. mimoseous
  9. mimosine
  10. mimosite
  11. mimosites

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