purpuromycin

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noun

An antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.

OriginLatin purpura →
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Meanings

nounpurpuromycin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.

Origin

  1. Latinpurpura“purple”
  2. Englishpurpuromycin

From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -mycin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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