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polyoxin

polyoxin noun: any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being 1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil.

Noun

polyoxin (plural polyoxins)

  1. Any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being 1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil

Forms of polyoxin

pluralpolyoxins

Questions about polyoxin

What does polyoxin mean?
Polyoxin means any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being 1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil.
What part of speech is polyoxin?
Polyoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of polyoxin?
The plural of polyoxin is polyoxins.

Words near polyoxin in the dictionary

  1. polyoxanorbornene
  2. polyoxazoline
  3. polyoxazolines
  4. polyoxide
  5. polyoxides
  6. polyoxin
  7. polyoxins
  8. polyoxoanion
  9. polyoxoanions
  10. polyoxoaurate
  11. polyoxoaurates

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