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TYROCIDIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tyrocidin mean? 

TYROCIDIN (noun)
  The noun TYROCIDIN has 1 sense:

1. a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricinplay

  Familiarity information: TYROCIDIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TYROCIDIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tyrocidin; tyrocidine

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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