novobiocin

no·vo·bi·o·cin  (nv-b-sn)

n.

An antibiotic, C₃₁H₃₆N₂O₁₁, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces nivens and used to treat infections by gram-positive bacteria.

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[Probably Latin novus, new; see novice + (anti)bio(tic) + -in.]

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novobiocin - an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria 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"