avermectin
/ˌeɪvəˈmektɪn/noun
- any of a group of compounds with strong anthelmintic properties, isolated from a strain of bacteria. Chemically, they are macrocyclic lactones with a disaccharide ring attached.阿佛默克丁, 阿维菌素类杀虫剂。
词源
1970s: from modern Latin （Streptomyces） averm（itilis）， the name of the source actinomycete， + ect (of unknown origin) + -IN1.