cycloheximide

[ sahy-kloh-hek-suh-mahyd, -mid ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an antibiotic substance, C 15 H 23 NO 4 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, used experimentally to block protein synthesis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cycloheximide¹

First recorded in 1945–50; cyclohex(ane) + imide