virginiamycin

Questions

What does virginiamycin mean?

An antibiotic, used in agriculture and in the fuel ethanol industry to prevent microbial contamination.

Where does virginiamycin come from?

From translingual virginiae + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

How to pronounce virginiamycin

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