streptomycin

strep·to·my·cin  (strpt-msn)

n.

An antibiotic, C₂₁H₃₉O₁₂N₇, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, used to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

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[streptomyc(es) + -in.]

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streptomycin [ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂

[from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in)]

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streptomycin  (strpt-msn)

An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C₂₁H₃₉O₁₂N₇, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

streptomycin - an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis 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"

Translations

streptomycin [ˌstreptəʊˈmaɪsɪn] N → estreptomicina f