Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A polypeptide antibiotic, produced by the soil microorganism Bacillus brevis, that is a major constituent of tyrothricin.
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- noun a
polypeptide antibiotic produced bybacteria in thesoil
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- noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[tyro(thricin) + (grami)cid(in) + –ine.]
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