lincosamide

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noun

Any of a class of antibiotics including lincomycin and clindamycin.

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Meanings

nounlincosamide (plural lincosamides)

plural lincosamides

  1. Any of a class of antibiotics including lincomycin and clindamycin.

Origin

From linco(mycin)[Term?] + -amide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

niclosamidemeniscoidal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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