tyrocidine
/ˌtaɪrəˈsaɪdiːn/
noun
- An alternative spelling of tyrocidin, an antibiotic substance from Bacillus brevis.
- The chemist noted that tyrocidine and tyrocidin refer to the same substance.
- The label on the bottle read 'tyrocidine' instead of the more common 'tyrocidin'.
- Some older textbooks use the spelling tyrocidine for the same antibiotic compound.