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tyrocidine

noun
ty路​ro路​ci路​dine | \ 藢t墨-r蓹-藞s墨-d岬妌 How to pronounce tyrocidine (audio) \
variants: or less commonly tyrocidin

Definition of tyrocidine

: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis)

First Known Use of tyrocidine

1940, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for tyrocidine

tyrothricin + gramicidin

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tyrocidine

noun
ty路​ro路​ci路​dine
variants: also tyrocidin \ 藢t墨-​r蓹-​藞s墨d-​岬妌 How to pronounce tyrocidin (audio) \

Medical Definition of tyrocidine

: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. brevis) and constituting the major component of tyrothricin