ty·ro·ci·dine also ty·ro·ci·din (t  r -sd n)n. A polypeptide antibiotic, produced by the soil microorganism Bacillus brevis, that is a major constituent of tyrothricin. |
tyrocidine [ˌtaɪrəʊˈsaɪdiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic that is the main constituent of tyrothricin
[from tyro(sine) + -cid(e) + -ine1]
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| Noun | 1. |  tyrocidine - a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricinantibiotic, 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" tyrothricin - a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria |
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