cycloheximide

noun cy·clo·hex·i·mide \-ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd, -məd\

Definition of CYCLOHEXIMIDE

: an agricultural fungicide C₁₅H₂₃NO₄ that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus)

cyclohexane + imide

First Known Use: 1950

Medical Dictionary

noun cy·clo·hex·i·mide \-ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd, -məd\

: an agricultural fungicide C₁₅H₂₃NO₄ that is obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus)

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