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ansamycin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ansamycin
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects.

Etymology

From Latin ansa (“handle”) (from their unique structure) + -mycin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ansamycins (plural)

Derived Forms

proansamycin

Questions

What does ansamycin mean?
Any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects.
Where does ansamycin come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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