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daptomycin

/ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
dap-to-mycin
IPA
/ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce daptomycin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdæp.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/.
What does daptomycin mean?
A particular lipopeptide antibiotic.
Where does daptomycin come from?
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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