heliomycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pentacyclic antibiotic 3,5,7,10-tetrahydroxy-1,1,9-trimethyl-2H-benzo(c,d)pyrene-2,6(1H)-dione.

Word forms

heliomycin

Etymology

Probably from helio- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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