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silvalactam

silvalactam noun: a macrolactam antibiotic produced by some strains of Streptomyces.

Noun

silvalactam (uncountable)

  1. A macrolactam antibiotic produced by some strains of Streptomyces

Questions about silvalactam

What does silvalactam mean?
Silvalactam means a macrolactam antibiotic produced by some strains of Streptomyces.
What part of speech is silvalactam?
Silvalactam is a noun.

Words near silvalactam in the dictionary

  1. silurus
  2. siluruses
  3. silva
  4. silvadene
  5. silvae
  6. silvalactam
  7. silvan
  8. silvana
  9. silvanas
  10. silvanid
  11. silvanids

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