Meanings
nouncycloheximide (usually uncountable, plural cycloheximides)
plural cycloheximides
- uncountableusuallychemistryAn agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
Synonyms: actidione
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
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Origin
Formed with cyclo-.
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cycloheximide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheximide
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“cycloheximide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheximide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloheximide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheximide.
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