tyrocidine

noun

ty·​ro·​ci·​dine ˌtī-rə-ˈsī-dᵊn 

variants or less commonly tyrocidin

: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis)

Word History

Etymology

tyrothricin + gramicidin

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tyrocidine

noun

ty·​ro·​ci·​dine

variants also tyrocidin

ˌtī-rə-ˈsīd-ᵊn 

: a basic polypeptide antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. brevis) and constituting the major component of tyrothricin