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8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
originEtymology tree English N(ew) Y(ork) State Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English nystatin From N(ew) Y(ork) State + -in.
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