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puromycin
pu·ro·my·cin [ pyrə mss'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic drug: an antibiotic. Source: the bacterium Streptomyces alboniger. Use: inhibits protein synthesis in experimental biology.
[Mid-20th century. <purine]
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