carbomycin

English

Etymology

A neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Noun

carbomycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C42H67NO16, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.

Synonyms

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