-micin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form names of aminoglycosides, antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Word forms

-micin

Etymology

Blend of translingual Micromonospora + -mycin.

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.