tartrolon

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noun

Any of a group of boronated antibiotics present in a myxobacterium of the genus Sorangium

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Meanings

nountartrolon (plural tartrolons)

plural tartrolons

  1. Any of a group of boronated antibiotics present in a myxobacterium of the genus Sorangium

Origin

Coined in 1994, probably from tart(a)r + -ole + -on.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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