carbomycin
English
editEtymology
editA neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Noun
editcarbomycin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C42H67NO16, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.