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lincomycin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-comycin
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

lincomycins (plural)

Derived Forms

clindamycin

Synonyms

lincocin

Questions

What does lincomycin mean?
A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
Where does lincomycin come from?
From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).

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