kan·a·my·cin (k n  -m  s n)n. A water-soluble broad-spectrum antibiotic, C18H36O11N4, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus. [New Latin kanamyc(  ticus), specific epithet of a species of actinomycete (Japanese kana-, golden (from the color of its colonies) + New Latin mycticus, fungus from -mycts; see -mycete) + -in.] |
kanamycin [ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus, used in the treatment of various infections, esp those caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Formula: C18H36N4O11
[from New Latin kanamyceticus]
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| Noun | 1. | kanamycin - antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" |
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