-mycin
See also: mycin
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom streptomycin.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-mycin
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces strains.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- -micin (“antibiotics obtained from Micromonospora”)
References
edit- The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018
Etymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”).
Suffix
edit-mycin
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of antibiotics that pertain to fungi
Derived terms
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References
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “-mycin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.