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bacitracin definition

☆ baci·tra·cin (bas′i trā′sin)

noun

an antibiotic obtained from a strain of bacteria (Bacillus subtilis) and used in the treatment of certain bacterial infections, esp. of the body surfaces

Etymology: arbitrary blend < bacillus + (Margaret) Trac(y), name of Am girl (1936-) from whose wounds the strain was isolated + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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