tyrothricin

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noun

A mixture of the antibiotics tyrocidine and gramicidin, used topically to treat gram-positive bacterial infections.

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Meanings

nountyrothricin (countable and uncountable, plural tyrothricins)

plural tyrothricins

  1. countableuncountableA mixture of the antibiotics tyrocidine and gramicidin, used topically to treat gram-positive bacterial infections.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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