-mycin
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-mycin
suff.
A substance derived from a bacterium in the order Actinomycetales: neomycin.
-mycin
n combining form
(Elements & Compounds) indicating an antibiotic compound derived from a fungus: streptomycin.
[from Greek mukēs fungus + -in]
-mycin
a combining form used in the names of antibiotics, usu. fungal derivatives: erythromycin.