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orthosomycin

orthosomycin noun: any of a group of antibiotics that have orthoester linkages with a carbohydrate.

Noun

orthosomycin (plural orthosomycins)

  1. Any of a group of antibiotics that have orthoester linkages with a carbohydrate.
    • A new family of antibiotics, the orthosomycins, which contain in their structures one or more orthoester linkages associated with carbohydrate residues, is described. Examples of orthosomycin antibiotics include flambamycin, the everninomicins -B, -C, -D and -2, hygromycin B, the destomycins -A, -B...1979, Derek E.Wright, The orthosomycins, a new family of antibiotics^(https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(79)80046-0)

Forms of orthosomycin

pluralorthosomycins

Questions about orthosomycin

What does orthosomycin mean?
Orthosomycin means any of a group of antibiotics that have orthoester linkages with a carbohydrate.
What part of speech is orthosomycin?
Orthosomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of orthosomycin?
The plural of orthosomycin is orthosomycins.

Words near orthosomycin in the dictionary

  1. orthoslice
  2. orthoslices
  3. orthosocial
  4. orthosomatic
  5. orthosomnia
  6. orthosomycin
  7. orthosomycins
  8. orthospermous
  9. orthosporin
  10. orthostasis
  11. orthostat

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