What does "carbomycin" mean?

A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.

What is a synonym for "carbomycin"?

Common synonyms include: antibiotic, magnamycin, magnamycin, penicillin.

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Noun

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

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

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