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natamycin

natamycin noun: an antifungal drug from Streptomyces natalensis, used to treat ophthalmic infections, and as a food preservative.

Noun

natamycin (uncountable)

  1. An antifungal drug from Streptomyces natalensis, used to treat ophthalmic infections, and as a food preservative.
    Synonyms:
    E235 when used as a preservative, fungicidin, pimaricin

Synonyms of natamycin

Origin of natamycin

From Translingual nata(lensis) + English -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about natamycin

What does natamycin mean?
Natamycin means an antifungal drug from Streptomyces natalensis, used to treat ophthalmic infections, and as a food preservative.
What part of speech is natamycin?
Natamycin is a noun.

Words near natamycin in the dictionary

  1. nataloins
  2. natals
  3. Nataly
  4. Natalya
  5. natalyite
  6. natamycin
  7. natanite
  8. natant
  9. natantly
  10. Natanz
  11. Natara

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