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porfiromycin

porfiromycin noun: an antineoplastic antibiotic, [(4S,6S,7R,8S)-11-amino-7-methoxy-5,12-dimethyl-10,13-dioxo-2,5-diazatetracyclo[7.4.0.02,7.04,6]trideca-1(9),11-dien-8-yl]methyl carbamate.

Noun

porfiromycin (uncountable)

  1. An antineoplastic antibiotic, [(4S,6S,7R,8S)-11-amino-7-methoxy-5,12-dimethyl-10,13-dioxo-2,5-diazatetracyclo[7.4.0.02,7.04,6]trideca-1(9),11-dien-8-yl]methyl carbamate.

Origin of porfiromycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about porfiromycin

What does porfiromycin mean?
Porfiromycin means an antineoplastic antibiotic, [(4S,6S,7R,8S)-11-amino-7-methoxy-5,12-dimethyl-10,13-dioxo-2,5-diazatetracyclo[7.4.0.02,7.04,6]trideca-1(9),11-dien-8-yl]methyl carbamate.
What part of speech is porfiromycin?
Porfiromycin is a noun.

Words near porfiromycin in the dictionary

  1. porfimer
  2. porfimer sodium
  3. porfimers
  4. Porfirian
  5. Porfiriato
  6. porfiromycin
  7. porgee
  8. porgees
  9. porgie
  10. porgies
  11. porgy

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