Meanings
nounactinomycin (countable and uncountable, plural actinomycins)
plural actinomycins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
Translations
Finnish aktinomysiini
- aktinomysiiniantibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces
Persian اکتینومایسین
- اکتینومایسین (aktinomâysin)antibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces
Polish aktynomycyna
- aktynomycynaantibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces
Portuguese actinomicina
- actinomicinaantibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces
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APA
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