aminoglycoside

(ə-mēˌnō-glīˈkə-sīdˌ, ămˌə-)

noun
Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as streptomycin, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micromonospora bacteria and used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.

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