Main Entry: pro·dig·i·o·sin
Pronunciation: prO-"dij-E-'O-s^&n
Function: noun
: a red antibiotic pigmentC₂₀H₂₅N₃O that is produced by a bacterium of the genus Serratia (S. marcescens) and was formerly used against protozoans (as the parasite of amebicdysentery) and against fungi (as the parasite of coccidioidomycosis)