- tyrocidin, tyrocidine
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tyrocidin, tyrocidine
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Tyrocidine — [Kurzwort, gebildet zu Tyrosin und lateinisch caedere, in Zusammensetzungen cidere »niederhauen«, »töten«], Singular Tyrocidin das, s, Gruppe von drei aus je zehn Aminosäuren aufgebauten zyklischen Peptidantibiotika (Tyrocidin A, B und C), die… … Universal-Lexikon
tyrocidin — noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin • Syn: ↑tyrocidine • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug • Substance Holonyms: ↑tyrothricin * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
tyrocidine — also tyrocidin noun Etymology: tyrothricin + gramicidin Date: 1940 a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis) … New Collegiate Dictionary
tyrocidin — noun see tyrocidine … New Collegiate Dictionary
tyrocidine — noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin • Syn: ↑tyrocidin • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug • Substance Holonyms: ↑tyrothricin … Useful english dictionary
tyrothricin — An antibacterial mixture obtained from peptone cultures of Bacillus brevis; bactericidal and bacteriostatic, and active against Gram positive bacteria. It yields the crystalline antibacterial agents gramicidin and tyrocidin; the grami … Medical dictionary
antibiotic drug — noun a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs • Syn: ↑antibiotic • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
tyrothricin — noun a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram positive bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug • Substance Meronyms: ↑tyrocidine, ↑tyrocidin … Useful english dictionary
