lucimycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.

Word forms

lucimycin

Etymology

From translingual luc(ensis) + -i- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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