valinomycin

noun

val·in·o·my·cin | \ ˌval-ə-nō-ˈmīs-ᵊn

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Medical Definition of valinomycin

: an antibiotic C₅₄H₉₀N₆O₁₈ produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. fulvissimus)

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