pleuromutilin

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noun

Any of a class of antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to a peptidyltransferase component within a ribosome.

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Meanings

nounpleuromutilin (countable and uncountable, plural pleuromutilins)

plural pleuromutilins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a class of antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to a peptidyltransferase component within a ribosome.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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