enramycin

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noun

A polypeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fungicidicus and widely used as a feed additive for pigs and chickens to prevent necrotic enteritis induced by Gram-positive gut pathogens.

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Meanings

nounenramycin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA polypeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fungicidicus and widely used as a feed additive for pigs and chickens to prevent necrotic enteritis induced by Gram-positive gut pathogens.

Origin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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Anagrams

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APA

enramycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enramycin

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“enramycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enramycin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enramycin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enramycin.

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