See Also: avermectin(dictionary)
avermectin B2 O-methyltransferase(medicine)

avermectin (iou)



avermectin noun. L20.
[from mod. Latin averm(itilis) (see below), perh. formed as A-10 + Latin vermis worm: see -IN1.]
Pharmacology. Any of a group of compounds, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis, which are macrocyclic lactones with a disaccharide ring attached and have anthelmintic and insecticidal properties.