cycloheximide
[ sahy-kloh-hek-suh-mahyd, -mid ]
/ ˌsaɪ kloʊˈhɛk səˌmaɪd, -mɪd /
noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic substance, C15H23NO4, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, used experimentally to block protein synthesis.
Origin of cycloheximide
First recorded in 1945–50;
cyclohex(ane) +
imide
Words nearby cycloheximide
cyclogenesis,
cyclogiro,
cyclograph,
cyclohexane,
cyclohexanone,
cycloheximide,
cyclohexylamine,
cyclohexylsulfamic acid,
cycloid,
cycloidal propulsion,
cyclolysis