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Carbomycin

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Noun
  1. 1
    A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii. uncountable
  2. 2
    a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms wordnet

Etymology

A neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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