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salnomycin

salnomycin is the misspelling of salinomycin.

Meaning of salinomycin

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

Questions about salnomycin

What is salnomycin the misspelling of?
Salnomycin is the misspelling of salinomycin.

Words near salnomycin in the dictionary

  1. salmosin
  2. salms
  3. salmycin
  4. SALN
  5. salnatron
  6. salnomycin
  7. salo
  8. Salo Republic
  9. Salog
  10. salogen
  11. salogens

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