neomycin

ne·o·my·cin  (n-msn)

n.

A broad-spectrum antibiotic produced from strains of the actinomycete Streptomyces fradiae and used especially in the form of its sulfate as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery.

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neomycin [ˌniːəʊˈmaɪsɪn]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces fradiae, administered locally in the treatment of skin and eye infections or orally for bowel infections. Formula: C₁₂H₂₆N₄O₆

[from neo- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

neomycin - an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery fradicin, Neobiotic 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" antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

Translations

neomycin [ˌniːəʊˈmaɪsɪn] N → neomicina f