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10 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
originEtymology tree English vanquish Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English vancomycin From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).
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Words from these letters
- caconym 16
- occamy 15
- mayvin 14
- cyanic 13
- vomica 13
- accoy 12
- cynic 12
- mincy 12
- cavy 12
- canonic 11
- anonym 11
- canyon 11