Meanings
nounvirginiamycin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn antibiotic, used in agriculture and in the fuel ethanol industry to prevent microbial contamination.
Origin
From translingual virginiae + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
virginiamycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginiamycin
MLA
“virginiamycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginiamycin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virginiamycin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginiamycin.
Source: virginiamycin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.