b 3 a 1 c 3 i 1 t 1 r 1 a 1 c 3 i 1 n 1
10 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
originFrom translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in. Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994), in whose leg infection the compound was first found.
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Words from these letters
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- actinic 11
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- acinic 10
- arabic 10
- arctic 10
- cantic 10
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- citric 10
- critic 10