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turbomycin

turbomycin noun: any of a group of antibiotics, produced by soil microorganisms, that were isolated using metagenomics.

Noun

turbomycin (plural turbomycins)

  1. Any of a group of antibiotics, produced by soil microorganisms, that were isolated using metagenomics

Forms of turbomycin

pluralturbomycins

Origin of turbomycin

From turbo- + -mycin.

Questions about turbomycin

What does turbomycin mean?
Turbomycin means any of a group of antibiotics, produced by soil microorganisms, that were isolated using metagenomics.
What part of speech is turbomycin?
Turbomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of turbomycin?
The plural of turbomycin is turbomycins.

Words near turbomycin in the dictionary

  1. turboloads
  2. turbomachine
  3. turbomachinery
  4. turbomachines
  5. turbomolecular
  6. turbomycin
  7. turbomycins
  8. turbonillid
  9. turbonillids
  10. turbopause
  11. turbopauses

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