streptovaricin

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noun

Any of a group of structurally-related macrolide antibiotics of the ansamycin class.

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Meanings

nounstreptovaricin (countable and uncountable, plural streptovaricins)

plural streptovaricins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a group of structurally-related macrolide antibiotics of the ansamycin class.

Origin

From strepto- + varicin.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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