lucentamycin

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noun

Any of a group of cytotoxic derivatives of ethylideneproline isolated from the actinomycete Nocardiopsis lucentensis

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Meanings

nounlucentamycin (plural lucentamycins)

plural lucentamycins

  1. Any of a group of cytotoxic derivatives of ethylideneproline isolated from the actinomycete Nocardiopsis lucentensis

Origin

lucentensis + -mycin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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