pyocyanin

• Существительное, обозначающее токсичный синий кристаллический пигмент-антибиотик, вырабатываемый некоторыми бактериями, особенно Pseudomonas aeruginosa, часто встречающийся в зелёном гное.

A noun referring to a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic pigment produced by certain bacteria, notably Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often found in green pus.

uncountable

1. Blue-green pigmentC2formalmedical

   A toxic, blue, crystalline antibiotic pigment produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often found in infected wounds and green pus.

   Сине-зеленый пигмент

   • The presence of pyocyanin in the wound gave the pus a characteristic blue-green color.
   • Researchers are studying pyocyanin for its antibiotic properties.
   • The laboratory test confirmed the production of pyocyanin by the bacterial culture.