tyrocidine

Noun
  1. A basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium;
    A major component of tyrothricin (synset 104513001)
    is a type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    substance meronym: tyrothricin - a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
    same as: tyrocidin

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