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pirlimycin

pirlimycin noun: a lincosamide antimicrobial used to treat mastitis in cattle.

Noun

pirlimycin (uncountable)

  1. A lincosamide antimicrobial used to treat mastitis in cattle.

Origin of pirlimycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about pirlimycin

What does pirlimycin mean?
Pirlimycin means a lincosamide antimicrobial used to treat mastitis in cattle.
What part of speech is pirlimycin?
Pirlimycin is a noun.

Words near pirlimycin in the dictionary

  1. pirks
  2. pirl
  3. pirled
  4. pirlicue
  5. pirlicues
  6. pirlimycin
  7. pirlindole
  8. pirling
  9. pirls
  10. pirmenol
  11. pirn

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