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spectinomycin

spectinomycin noun: an aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis.

Noun

spectinomycin (countable and uncountable, plural spectinomycins)

  1. An aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis.

Forms of spectinomycin

pluralspectinomycins

Origin of spectinomycin

From translingual spect(abilis)[Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about spectinomycin

What does spectinomycin mean?
Spectinomycin means an aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis.
What part of speech is spectinomycin?
Spectinomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of spectinomycin?
The plural of spectinomycin is spectinomycins.

Words near spectinomycin in the dictionary

  1. specters
  2. specters at the feast
  3. spectinamide
  4. spectinamides
  5. specting
  6. spectinomycin
  7. spectinomycins
  8. spectioneer
  9. spectioneers
  10. Spector
  11. Spectors

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