mycobacillin

M3Y4C3O1B3A1C3I1L1L1I1N1

noun

An antifungal cyclic peptide first isolated in 1958 from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

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Meanings

nounmycobacillin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn antifungal cyclic peptide first isolated in 1958 from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

Origin

From myco- + bacillin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bacillomycin
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APA

mycobacillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacillin

MLA

“mycobacillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacillin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycobacillin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacillin.

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