spectinomycin

spec·ti·no·my·cin  (spkt-n-msn)

n.

A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C₁₄H₂₄N₂O₇, obtained from a species of gram-negative bacteria (Streptomyces spectabilis) or produced synthetically and used especially in the treatment of penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.

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[New Latin spect(bilis), specific epithet (from Latin, visible, from spectre, to watch; see spectacle) + (act)inomycin.]

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spectinomycin - an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea 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"