TYROCIDINE

tyrocidine, tyrocidin

(noun) a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tyrocidine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrocidines)

A polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil.

Anagrams

• y-direction

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