TYROCIDIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin

Synonyms:

tyrocidin; tyrocidine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tyrocidin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Holonyms ("tyrocidin" is a substance of...):

tyrothricin (a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria)

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