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carbomycin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-bomycin
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Synonyms

magnamycin

Questions

What does carbomycin mean?
A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
Where does carbomycin come from?
A neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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