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aminoglycoside
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a·mi·no·gly·co·side  (-mn-glk-sd, m-)
n.
Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as streptomycin, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micromonospora bacteria and used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.
aminoglycoside  (-mn-glk-sd, m-)
1. A compound containing amino sugars in glycoside linkage.
2. Any of a group of antibiotics, such as streptomycin, having the chemical structure of this compound, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micomonospora bacteria and usually used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.
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