kanamycin

kan·a·my·cin  (kn-msn)

n.

A water-soluble broad-spectrum antibiotic, C₁₈H₃₆O₁₁N₄, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.

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[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.]

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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 Kantrex 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"