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spectinomycin
spectinomycin definition
spec·ti·no·my·cin (spek′tə nō mī′sin)
noun
an antibiotic, CHNO, made synthetically or obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces spectabilis) and used esp. in treating cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to penicillin
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