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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyrocidine. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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tyrocidine
noun
ty·ro·ci·dine
variants:
also tyrocidin \
ˌtī-rə-ˈsīd-ᵊn
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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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