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TYROCIDINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("tyrocidine" 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 ("tyrocidine" is a substance of...):
tyrothricin (a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria)
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