van·co·my·cin (v ng k -m  s n, vnk-)n. An antibiotic, C66H75Cl2N9O24, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis (formerly Streptomyces orientalis), found in Indonesian and Indian soil, and effective against staphylococci and spirochetes. [vanco-, of unknown origin + -mycin.] |
vancomycin [ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic effective against most Gram-positive organisms. It is given by intravenous infusions for serious infections that are resistant to other antibiotics
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| Noun | 1. | vancomycin - an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial 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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