黴素
Chinese
| bacteria; fungi; moldy | plain; element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (黴素) | 黴 | 素 | |
| simp. (霉素) | 霉 | 素 | |
Etymology
Likely rebracketing from 青黴素／青霉素 (qīngméisù, “penicillin”). Phono-semantic matching of English -mycin or -micin in many instances.
Pronunciation
Noun
黴素
- (pharmacology) Indicates an antibiotic (especially one of the penicillin, aminoglycoside, macrolide or glycopeptide classes), an antituberculotic or an antimetabolite isolated from a bacterial or fungal species.
Derived terms
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