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霉素

黴素
méi

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méi
  1. 1.(pharmacology) -mycin (suffix)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.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.

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Etymology

Likely rebracketing from 青黴素/青霉素 (qīngméisù, “penicillin”). Phono-semantic matching of English -mycin or -micin in many instances.

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