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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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