/moh nen"sin/ , n. Biochem.
a complex derivative of butyric acid, C 36 H 62 O 11 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces cinnamonensis and used as an antibiotic in animals.
[ 1967; cinna ) monens ( is ) specific epithet of the bacterium (see CINNAMON, -ENSIS; so called from the color of the aerial mycelium) + -IN 2 ]