Meanings
nounvalidamycin (countable and uncountable, plural validamycins)
plural validamycins
- countableuncountableAn antibiotic and fungicide produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus, used as an inhibitor of trehalase.
Origin
Possibly valid or validate + -a- + -mycin
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validamycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/validamycin
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“validamycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/validamycin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “validamycin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/validamycin.
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