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cycloheximide

noun
cy路​clo路​hex路​i路​mide | \ 藢s墨-kl艒-藞hek-s蓹-藢m墨d How to pronounce cycloheximide (audio) , -m蓹d\

Definition of cycloheximide

: an agricultural fungicide C15H23NO4 that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus)

First Known Use of cycloheximide

1950, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cycloheximide

cyclohexane + imide

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cycloheximide

noun
cy路​clo路​hex路​i路​mide | \ -藞hek-s蓹-藢m墨d, -m蓹d How to pronounce cycloheximide (audio) \

Medical Definition of cycloheximide

: an agricultural fungicide C15H23NO4 that is obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus)

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