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From translingual luc(ensis) + -i- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics. Full definition →
From translingual luc(ensis) + -i- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.