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From (Micromonospora oliv)ast(e)ro(spora) + -micin (“aminoglycoside, antibiotic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: An aminoglycoside antibiotic. Full definition →
Today it means: An aminoglycoside antibiotic. Full definition →
From (Micromonospora oliv)ast(e)ro(spora) + -micin (“aminoglycoside, antibiotic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.