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| ty·ro·ci·dine [ trə sd'n, trə s dn ] or ty·ro·ci·din [ trə sd'n ] |
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polypeptide: an antibiotic polypeptide that is the main constituent of the antibiotic tyrothricin. Source: the soil bacillus Bacillus brevis.
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| [Mid-20th century. Contraction of tyrothricin + gramicidin + -ine] |
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