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salinomycin

salinomycin noun: an antibacterial and coccidiostat ionophore therapeutic drug.

Noun

salinomycin (uncountable)

  1. An antibacterial and coccidiostat ionophore therapeutic drug.
    • An investigation showed that the camels had been poisoned by fodder contaminated with an antibiotic called salinomycin, often added to chicken feed but poisonous to camels.2008 March 17, Katherine Zoepf, “Camels Go Easily Through the Eyes of Admirers”, in New York Times

Origin of salinomycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about salinomycin

What does salinomycin mean?
Salinomycin means an antibacterial and coccidiostat ionophore therapeutic drug.
What part of speech is salinomycin?
Salinomycin is a noun.

Words near salinomycin in the dictionary

  1. salino-terrene
  2. salinometer
  3. salinometers
  4. salinometric
  5. salinometry
  6. salinomycin
  7. salinon
  8. salinosporamide
  9. salinosporamides
  10. salinous
  11. saliotite

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