tyrothricin

noun

a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria

Roots

tyrostyro- · Greek · cheese thrixthric- · Greek · hair, thread ine-in · Latin · chemical substance

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The word tyrothricin breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: tyro-, from Greek tyros (“cheese”); thric, from Greek thrix (“hair, thread”); and -in, from Latin ine (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.