n :  a toxic antibiotic C₁₃H₁₄O₅ that is produced esp. by two molds of the genus Penicillium (P. citrinum) and the genus Aspergillus (A. niveus) and is effective against some gram-positive bacteria .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sat·ur·nine 
 
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