cycloheximide
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Etymology
[edit]Formed with cyclo-. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]cycloheximide (usually uncountable, plural cycloheximides)
- (organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
- Synonym: actidione