GRAMICIDIN

gramicidin

(noun) an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gramicidin (countable and uncountable, plural gramicidins)

A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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