daptomycin

D2A1P3T1O1M3Y4C3I1N1
/ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

noun

A particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

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Meanings

noundaptomycin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

Origin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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