LINCOMYCIN


Meaning of LINCOMYCIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌliŋ-kə-ˈmī-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin linco lnensis (specific epithet of Streptomyces lincolnensis ) + English -mycin

Date: 1963

: an antibiotic C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S obtained from an actinomycete ( Streptomyces lincolnensis) and effective especially against gram-positive bacteria

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