sub·ti·lin (s b t -l n)n. An antibiotic peptide obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis that is active against gram-positive bacteria and various pathogenic fungi. [New Latin subt  lis, species name (from Latin, delicate; see subtle) + -in.] |
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| Noun | 1. | subtilin - a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" |
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