sparsomycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis.

Word forms

sparsomycin

Etymology

From translingual sparso(genes) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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