Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aqabamycin

/ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aqa-ba-my-cin
IPA: /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aqabamycins (plural)

Rhymes With

aabomycin gaudimycin

Questions

How do you pronounce aqabamycin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/.
What does aqabamycin mean?: Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties
Where does aqabamycin come from?: From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

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