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sparsomycin

sparsomycin noun: a chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis.

Noun

sparsomycin (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis.

Origin of sparsomycin

From translingual sparso(genes) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about sparsomycin

What does sparsomycin mean?
Sparsomycin means a chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis.
What part of speech is sparsomycin?
Sparsomycin is a noun.

Words near sparsomycin in the dictionary

  1. sparsing
  2. sparsistency
  3. sparsistent
  4. sparsities
  5. sparsity
  6. sparsomycin
  7. sparstolonin
  8. sparstone
  9. sparstones
  10. Spart
  11. Sparta

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