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viomycin

viomycin noun: an antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus.

Noun

viomycin (countable and uncountable, plural viomycins)

  1. An antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus.

Forms of viomycin

pluralviomycins

Origin of viomycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about viomycin

What does viomycin mean?
Viomycin means an antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus.
What part of speech is viomycin?
Viomycin is a noun.
What is the plural of viomycin?
The plural of viomycin is viomycins.

Words near viomycin in the dictionary

  1. viols
  2. violurate
  3. violurates
  4. violuric acid
  5. viomellein
  6. viomycin
  7. viomycins
  8. viopurpurin
  9. Viorst
  10. Viossa
  11. viosterol

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