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monensin

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[moh-nen-sin] / moʊˈnɛn sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a complex derivative of butyric acid, C 3 6 H 6 2 O 1 1 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces cinnamonensis and used as an antibiotic in animals.

Etymology

Origin of monensin

1967; < New Latin ( cinna ) monens ( is ) specific epithet of the bacterium ( cinnamon, -ensis; so called from the color of the aerial mycelium) + -in 2

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