ACTINOMYCETE

Meaning of ACTINOMYCETE in English

n. any of the usu. non-motile filamentous anaerobic bacteria of the order Actinomycetales.

Etymology: as ACTINOMORPHIC + -mycetes f. Gk mukes -etos mushroom

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

ACTINOMYCETE — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs Date: 1911 any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACTINOMYCETE — Any of a group of generally low-oxygen–utilizing bacteria identified by a branching growth pattern that results in large threadlike structures. …
Английский словарь Британика
ACTINOMYCETE — -ˈmīˌsēt, -ˌmīˈsēt noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary actin- + -mycete : any organism belonging to the order …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACTINOMYCETE — — actinomycetous , adj. /ak tin'oh muy"seet, -muy seet", ak'teuh noh-/ , n. Bacteriol. any of several rod-shaped or filamentous, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACTINOMYCETE — n. any of a number of rod-shaped or filamentous bacteria of the order Actinomycetales
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ACTINOMYCETE — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs Date: 1911 : any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACTINOMYCETE — [ ˌaktɪnə(ʊ)'mʌɪsi:t ] ■ noun a filamentous bacterium of an order (Actinomycetales) including the streptomycetes. Origin 1920s: mod. L. ~s …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ACTINOMYCETE — [ac.ti.no.my.cete] n [ultim. fr. Gk aktin-, aktis + myket-, mykes] (1911): any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACTINOMYCETE — any member of a heterogeneous group of gram-positive, generally anaerobic bacteria noted for a filamentous and branching growth pattern that …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACTINOMYCETE — n. any of the usu. non-motile filamentous anaerobic bacteria of the order Actinomycetales. [as ACTINOMORPHIC + -mycetes f. Gk mukes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACTINOMYCETE — n. any of the usu. non-motile filamentous anaerobic bacteria of the order Actinomycetales. [ as ACTINOMORPHIC + -mycetes f. Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACTINOMYCETE — n. Any of a group of generally low-oxygenutilizing bacteria identified by a branching growth pattern that results in large threadlike …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACTINOMYCETE — n. Pronunciation: - ' m ī - ˌ s ē t, -m ī - ' s ē t Function: noun …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VANCOMYCIN — noun Etymology: vanco- (of unknown origin) + -mycin Date: circa 1956 an antibiotic C 66 H 75 Cl 2 N …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STREPTOMYCIN — noun Date: 1944 an antibiotic organic base C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12 that is produced by a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUROMYCIN — noun Etymology: purine + -o- + -mycin Date: 1953 an antibiotic C 22 H 29 N 7 O 5 that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OXYTETRACYCLINE — noun Date: 1953 a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C 22 H 24 N 2 O 9 produced by a soil …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NYSTATIN — noun Etymology: New York State (where it was developed) + 1-in Date: 1952 an antifungal antibiotic that is derived from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINCOMYCIN — noun Etymology: New Latin lincolnensis (specific epithet of Streptomyces lincolnensis) + English -mycin Date: 1963 an antibiotic C 18 H …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENTAMICIN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete Date: 1963 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ERYTHROMYCIN — noun Date: 1952 a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 37 H 67 NO 13 produced by an actinomycete ( Streptomyces erythreus ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CYCLOSERINE — noun Date: 1952 a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 3 H 6 N 2 O 2 produced by an actinomycete ( Streptomyces …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHLORTETRACYCLINE — noun Date: 1953 a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C 22 H 23 ClN 2 O 8 that is produced by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHLORAMPHENICOL — noun Etymology: chlor- + amide + phen- + nitr- + glycol Date: 1949 a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 11 H 12 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TETRACYCLINE — Any of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotic s with a common basic structure, including doxycycline. They may be isolated directly …
Английский словарь Британика
STREPTOMYCIN — actinomycete Streptomyces griseus , found in soil. It was among the first antibiotics discovered (1943, by Selman Waksman ), after …
Английский словарь Британика
STREPTOMYCES — Any of the threadlike bacteria that make up the genus Streptomyces , occurring in soil and water. These gram-positive (see …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTIBIOTIC — Chemical substance that in dilute solutions can inhibit the growth of microorganisms or destroy them with little or no harm …
Английский словарь Британика
STREPTONIGRIN — ˌstreptəˈnīgrə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin strepto- (from Streptomyces flocculus , actinomycete from which it is produced) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LINCOMYCIN — ˌliŋkəˈmīs ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin linco lnensis (specific epithet of Streptomyces lincolnensis , species of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENTAMICIN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gent ian violet + kan amycin; from the color of the actinomycete Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENTAMICIN — [gen.ta.mi.cin] n [alter. of earlier gentamycin, fr. gentian violet + kanamycin; fr. the color of the actinomycete] (1963): a broad-spectrum …
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