aqabamycin

aqa·ba·my·cin
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US/ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/

noun

Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

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Meanings

nounaqabamycin (countable and uncountable, plural aqabamycins)

plural aqabamycins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

Origin

From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aqabamycin

vancomycinricinparomomycinaabomycingaudimycinlysinneprilysintibicen
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APA

aqabamycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqabamycin

MLA

“aqabamycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqabamycin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aqabamycin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqabamycin.

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