Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monensin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
mo-n-ensin
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces cinnamonensis.

Uncountable

Etymology

cinnamonensis + -in

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Questions

What does monensin mean?
An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces cinnamonensis.
Where does monensin come from?
cinnamonensis + -in

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