Virginiamycin
[ver-jin-yuh-mahy-sin] /vərˌdʒɪn yəˈmaɪ sɪn/
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
any of various antibacterial substances derived from the bacterium Streptomyces virginiae, used in antibiotics and in animal feed as a growth stimulant.
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