avilamycin

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noun

Any of a class of orthosomycin antibiotics produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounavilamycin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAny of a class of orthosomycin antibiotics produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes.

Origin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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