Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA particular lipopeptide antibiotic.
Origin
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
daptomycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daptomycin
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