gramicidin

gram·i·ci·din

 (grăm′ĭ-sīd′n)

n.

An antibiotic substance consisting of a mixture of several closely related polypeptides, produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis and used topically to treat infections caused by certain gram-positive bacteria.

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[gram(-positive) + -cid(e) + -in.]

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gramicidin

(ˌɡræmɪˈsaɪdɪn) or

gramicidin D

n

(Pharmacology) an antibiotic used in treating local Gram-positive bacterial infections: obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis

[C20: from Gram(-positive) + -cid(e) + -in]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gramicidin - an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced 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" antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

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Translations

gram·i·ci·din

n. gramicidina, antibiótico producido por Bacillus brevis, localmente activo contra bacterias gram-positivas.

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gramicidin

n gramicidina

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