carbomycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.

Word forms

carbomycin

Etymology

A neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Synonyms

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