noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antibioticpenicillin

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