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tyrocidin

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ty·ro·ci·dine also ty·ro·ci·din   (tī'rə-sīd'n)   
n.  A polypeptide antibiotic, produced by the soil microorganism Bacillus brevis, that is a major constituent of tyrothricin.

[tyro(thricin) + (grami)cid(in) + -ine2.]
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