cycloheximide

noun

cy·​clo·​hex·​i·​mide ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd 

-məd

: an agricultural fungicide C₁₅H₂₃NO₄ that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus)

Examples of cycloheximide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their evidence for this comes from an experiment in rats given cycloheximide, an amnestic drug that works by blocking protein synthesis. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015

Word History

Etymology

cyclohexane + imide

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cycloheximide

• acetaldehyde
• acetanilide
• arabinoside
• cyclophosphamide
• diethylamide
• dinucleotide
• ferricyanide
• ferrocyanide
• glutaraldehyde
• glyceraldehyde
• hydroperoxide
• interstratified

Medical Definition

cycloheximide

noun

cy·​clo·​hex·​i·​mide -ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd, -məd 

: an agricultural fungicide C₁₅H₂₃NO₄ that is obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus)