释义 |
pro·dig·i·o·sin \prōˌdijēˈōsən\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin prodigiosus (specific epithet of Bacillus prodigiosus, synonym of Serratia marcescens) (from Latin prodigiosus prodigious) + English -in : a red antibiotic pigment C20H25N3O that is produced by a bacterium (Serratia marcescens), has shown activity on an experimental basis against protozoans (as the parasite of amebic dysentery) and against fungi (as the parasite of coccidioidomycosis), and is a derivative of tri-pyrryl-methane |