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tyrocidine

tyrocidine noun: a polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil.

Noun

tyrocidine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrocidines)

  1. A polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil.

Forms of tyrocidine

pluraltyrocidines

Questions about tyrocidine

What does tyrocidine mean?
Tyrocidine means a polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil.
What part of speech is tyrocidine?
Tyrocidine is a noun.
What is the plural of tyrocidine?
The plural of tyrocidine is tyrocidines.

Words near tyrocidine in the dictionary

  1. Tyringham and Filgrave
  2. Tyrnavos
  3. tyro
  4. tyro-
  5. tyrocidin
  6. tyrocidine
  7. tyrocidines
  8. tyrocidins
  9. tyrocinium
  10. tyrociny
  11. Tyrode's solution

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