cycloheximide

English

Etymology

Formed with cyclo-. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cycloheximide (usually uncountable, plural cycloheximides)

  1. (organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
    Synonym: actidione
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