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From hygro- + -mycin, from the taxonomic designator hygroscopicus.
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hygromycin
Today it means: A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus Full definition →
Today it means: A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus Full definition →
From hygro- + -mycin, from the taxonomic designator hygroscopicus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.