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-mycin definition

-mycin (mī′sin)

a substance, esp. an antibiotic, derived from a fungus erythromycin

Etymology: < Gr mykēs, fungus (see myco-) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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