hygromycin

Questions

What does hygromycin mean?

A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus

Where does hygromycin come from?

From hygro- + -mycin, from the taxonomic designator hygroscopicus.

How to pronounce hygromycin

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