English Explanatory Dictionary

puromycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation.

Word forms

puromycin puromycins

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Related words

antipuromycin puromycylated puromycylation ribopuromycin
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