Meanings
nountyrocidine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrocidines)
plural tyrocidines
- countableuncountableA polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
Similar
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
tyrocidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyrocidine
MLA
“tyrocidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyrocidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tyrocidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyrocidine.
Source: tyrocidine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.