streptomycin

streptomycin Definition

☆ strep·to·my·cin (-mī′sin)

noun

an antibiotic, CHNO, obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus) and used in treating various bacterial diseases, as tuberculosis

Etymology: < streptomyces + -in

streptomycin Usage Examples

Converse of object

include: Cross resistance between Kanamycin and other aminoglycosides including streptomycin, gentamycin and tobramycin was found to vary markedly between isolates.

Modifies a noun

treatment: Streptomycin treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a Medical Research Council investigation.

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