noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. uncountable
2. 2
   a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antibioticpenicillin

Etymology

From subtilis + -in.

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