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polyketomycin

polyketomycin noun: a tetracyclic quinone glycoside produced by Streptomyces.

Noun

polyketomycin (uncountable)

  1. A tetracyclic quinone glycoside produced by Streptomyces

Origin of polyketomycin

From poly- + ketomycin.

Questions about polyketomycin

What does polyketomycin mean?
Polyketomycin means a tetracyclic quinone glycoside produced by Streptomyces.
What part of speech is polyketomycin?
Polyketomycin is a noun.

Words near polyketomycin in the dictionary

  1. polyketals
  2. polyketide
  3. polyketide synthase
  4. polyketides
  5. polyketidic
  6. polyketomycin
  7. polyketone
  8. polyketones
  9. polyketonic
  10. polykinetic
  11. polykinetid

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