Nojiri

Morpheme

Nojiri

Type

free base

Denotation

biochemical name used only with the antibiotic — produced by some strains of Streptomyces isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri, Japan — inhibits glucosidases

Etymology

Japanese Nojiri

Evidence

deoxynojirimycin, galactonojirimycin, Nojiri, nojirimycin