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oligomycin

oligomycin noun: any of a group of toxic macrolides, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, that are used as antibiotics.

Noun

oligomycin (plural oligomycins)

  1. Any of a group of toxic macrolides, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, that are used as antibiotics

Forms of oligomycin

pluraloligomycins

Origin of oligomycin

From oligo- + -mycin.

Questions about oligomycin

What does oligomycin mean?
Oligomycin means any of a group of toxic macrolides, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, that are used as antibiotics.
What part of speech is oligomycin?
Oligomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of oligomycin?
The plural of oligomycin is oligomycins.

Words near oligomycin in the dictionary

  1. oligomictic
  2. oligomineral
  3. oligomorph
  4. oligomorphic
  5. oligomorphs
  6. oligomycin
  7. oligomycins
  8. oligoneural
  9. oligoneurid
  10. oligoneurids
  11. oligoneuriid

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