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valinomycin definition

val·ino·my·cin (val′ə nō mī′sin)

noun

an antibiotic polypeptide isolated from soil bacteria, that promotes the movement of potassium ions in cells

Etymology: < valine + -mycin

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