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gramicidin
gramicidin definition
☆ grami·ci·din (gram′i sīd′'n)
noun
any of a group of chemically related antibiotic polypeptides produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis) and used in medicines to treat various bacterial infections, esp. of the skin and eyes
Etymology: gram(-positive) + -i- + -cid(e) + -in
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