See Also: monensin(medicine)
monensin(dictionary)

monensin (iou)



monensin noun. M20.
[from mod. Latin cinna)monens(is (see below) + -IN1.]
Veterinary Medicine. An antibiotic and ionophore produced by the bacterium Streptomyces cinnamonensis, used as a feed additive to increase the meat yield of livestock.