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olivomycin

olivomycin noun: any of a class of glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces olivoreticuli.

Noun

olivomycin (plural olivomycins)

  1. Any of a class of glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces olivoreticuli.

Forms of olivomycin

pluralolivomycins

Origin of olivomycin

From translingual olivo(reticuli) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about olivomycin

What does olivomycin mean?
Olivomycin means any of a class of glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces olivoreticuli.
What part of speech is olivomycin?
Olivomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of olivomycin?
The plural of olivomycin is olivomycins.

Words near olivomycin in the dictionary

  1. olivinitic
  2. olivite
  3. olivo-
  4. olivocerebellar
  5. olivocochlear
  6. olivomycin
  7. olivomycins
  8. olivopontocerebellar
  9. olivospinal
  10. Oliynyk
  11. Oljato Wash

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