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tyrothricine

tyrothricine is the alternative spelling of tyrothricin.

Meaning of tyrothricin

Noun

tyrothricin (countable and uncountable, plural tyrothricins)

  1. A mixture of the antibiotics tyrocidine and gramicidin, used topically to treat gram-positive bacterial infections.

Questions about tyrothricine

What is tyrothricine the alternative spelling of?
Tyrothricine is the alternative spelling of tyrothricin.

Words near tyrothricine in the dictionary

  1. tyrosols
  2. tyrosyl
  3. tyrosyl-leucyl-N-methylphenylalanyl-glutaminyl-prolyl-glutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide
  4. tyrosyls
  5. tyrothricin
  6. tyrothricine
  7. tyrothricins
  8. tyrotoxicon
  9. tyrotoxicons
  10. tyrotoxin
  11. tyrotoxine

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