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cycloheximide
[ sahy-kloh-hek-suh-mahyd, -mid ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an antibiotic substance, C 15 H 23 NO 4 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, used experimentally to block protein synthesis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cycloheximide1
First recorded in 1945–50; cyclohex(ane) + imide
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