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monensin

[ moh-nen-sin ]
/ moʊˈnɛn sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a complex derivative of butyric acid, C36H62O11, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces cinnamonensis and used as an antibiotic in animals.

Words nearby monensin

mondrian, piet, monecious, monegasque, monel metal, moneme, monensin, monera, moneran, monergism, monesia, monessen

Origin of monensin

1967; < New Latin (cinna)monens(is) specific epithet of the bacterium (see cinnamon, -ensis; so called from the color of the aerial mycelium) + -in2
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