streptomycin

strep·to·my·cin

 (strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn)

n.

An antibiotic, C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, used to treat bacterial infections caused chiefly by gram-negative bacteria and used under certain conditions to treat tuberculosis.

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[streptomyc(es) + -in.]

streptomycin

(ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn)

n

(Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C21H39N7O12

[from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in)]

strep•to•my•cin

(ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ sɪn)

n.

an antibiotic, C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂, produced by a streptomyces and used chiefly to treat tuberculosis.

[1944; < New Latin Streptomyc(es) (see streptomyces) + -in¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

streptomycin - an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis 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"

Translations

streptomycine

streptomicina

streptomycin

[ˌstreptəʊˈmaɪsɪn] N → estreptomicina f

strep·to·my·cin

n. estreptomicina, antibiótico que se usa contra infecciones bacterianas.

streptomycin

n estreptomicina