streptomycin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(strep′tə mī′sin)


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strep•to•my•cin  (strep′tə mī′sin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsan antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis. Cf. dihydrostreptomycin. 
  • Neo-Latin Streptomyc(es) streptomyces + -in2
  • 1944

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
streptomycin / ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn/
  1. an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C21H39N7O12
Etymology: from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in)
'streptomycin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-mycin - Waksman - antibiotic - dihydrostreptomycin

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