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purpuromycin

purpuromycin noun: an antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.

Noun

purpuromycin (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.

Origin of purpuromycin

From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -mycin.

Questions about purpuromycin

What does purpuromycin mean?
Purpuromycin means an antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.
What part of speech is purpuromycin?
Purpuromycin is a noun.

Words near purpuromycin in the dictionary

  1. purpurized
  2. purpurizes
  3. purpurizing
  4. purpurogallin
  5. purpurogenous
  6. purpuromycin
  7. purpurous
  8. purpuroxanthin
  9. purr
  10. purr word
  11. purr words

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