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ty·ro·ci·dine | \ ˌtī-rə-ˈsī-dᵊn 
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\variants:
or less commonly tyrocidin
Definition of tyrocidine
: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis)
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tyrocidine
nounty·ro·ci·dine
variants:
also tyrocidin \ ˌtī-rə-ˈsīd-ᵊn \
\Medical Definition of tyrocidine
: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. brevis) and constituting the major component of tyrothricin
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The first known use of tyrocidine was in 1940
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