sparsomycin
Meanings
noun
- A chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis.
Word forms
Etymology
From translingual sparso(genes) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
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