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-mycin
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mycin
English
Etymology 1
From en streptomycin.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmaɪ.sɪn/
en -micin
Suffix
en pertaining to Streptomyces en pharmaceutical drug Used to form names of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces genus strains.
Derived terms
en -mycin (pertaining to Streptomyces)
Related terms
en -micin antibiotics obtained from Micromonospora
References
2018 The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances https://www.who.int/medicines/services/inn/StemBook_2018.pdf Geneva World Health Organization
Etymology 2
From en grc μύκης fungus.
Suffix
en pertaining to fungi en pharmaceutical drug Used to form names of antibiotics that pertain to fungi
Derived terms
en -mycin (pertaining to fungi)
Translations
Polish: pl -mycyna f
References
Anagrams
en cimny Mincy mincy
en terms suffixed with -in