Word: paromomycin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ro
mo
my
cin
Definition: A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C23H45N5O14·H2SO4 in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.
Morphemes:
Affix: paromomycin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C23H45N5O14·H2SO4 in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρόμοιος
Language: grc
Decoded: paromoios
Meaning: closely resembling
Affix: neo-
Language: en
Decoded: neo-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
Affix: -mycin
Language: en
Decoded: -mycin
Meaning: antibiotic