"-mycin" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.sɪn/
Etymology: From streptomycin. Etymology templates: {{m|en|streptomycin}} streptomycin Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -mycin, {{en-suffix}} -mycin
  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces strains. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Related terms: -micin (english: antibiotics obtained from Micromonospora)
    Sense id: en--mycin-en-suffix-en:pertaining_to_Streptomyces Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -in, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μύκης||fungus}} Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -mycin, {{en-suffix}} -mycin
  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of antibiotics that pertain to fungi Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (Translations): -mycyna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en--mycin-en-suffix-en:pertaining_to_fungi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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