clavacin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clavacin
1942; < New Latin clava ( tus ) short for Aspergillus clavatus, species of fungus found to produce the substance ( see clavate) + -cin, as in actinomycin
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He has cured some plant diseases with clavacin but has yet to make tests on animals.
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