olivomycin

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English

Etymology

From translingual olivo(reticuli) +‎ -mycin (antibiotic).

Noun

olivomycin (plural olivomycins)

  1. (pharmacology) Any of a class of glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces olivoreticuli.