Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lantibiotic

/ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lan-tibi-ot-ic
IPA: /ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

Etymology

Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

Inflected Forms

lantibiotics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonlantibiotic

Questions

How do you pronounce lantibiotic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/.
What does lantibiotic mean?: Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.
Where does lantibiotic come from?: Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

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