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oleandomycin

oleandomycin noun: a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus.

Noun

oleandomycin (countable and uncountable, plural oleandomycins)

  1. A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus.

Forms of oleandomycin

pluraloleandomycins

Origin of oleandomycin

A blend of oleandrose + -mycin.

Words formed from oleandomycin

Questions about oleandomycin

What does oleandomycin mean?
Oleandomycin means a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus.
What part of speech is oleandomycin?
Oleandomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of oleandomycin?
The plural of oleandomycin is oleandomycins.

Words near oleandomycin in the dictionary

  1. oleananes
  2. oleander
  3. oleander moth
  4. oleander moths
  5. oleanders
  6. oleandomycin
  7. oleandomycins
  8. oleandrigenin
  9. oleandrin
  10. oleandrine
  11. oleandrose

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