Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA lincosamide antimicrobial used to treat mastitis in cattle.
Origin
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
pirlimycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirlimycin
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