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tetronomycin

tetronomycin noun: a polycyclic ionophoric polyether antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces.

Noun

tetronomycin (uncountable)

  1. A polycyclic ionophoric polyether antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces.

Origin of tetronomycin

From tetr- + (i)ono(phoric) + -mycin.

Questions about tetronomycin

What does tetronomycin mean?
Tetronomycin means a polycyclic ionophoric polyether antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces.
What part of speech is tetronomycin?
Tetronomycin is a noun.

Words near tetronomycin in the dictionary

  1. tetronates
  2. tetrone
  3. tetronerythrin
  4. tetrones
  5. tetronic acid
  6. tetronomycin
  7. tetroon
  8. tetroons
  9. tetroquinone
  10. Tetros
  11. tetrose

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