Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salinomycin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sali-no-mycin
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antibacterial and coccidiostat ionophore therapeutic drug.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An investigation showed that the camels had been poisoned by fodder contaminated with an antibiotic called salinomycin, often added to chicken feed but poisonous to camels."

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does salinomycin mean?: An antibacterial and coccidiostat ionophore therapeutic drug.
Where does salinomycin come from?: From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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