aminoglycoside

[ uh-mee-noh-glahy-kuh-sahyd, am-uh-noh- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.

noun
  1. any of a group of bacterial antibiotics having aminoglycoside structure.

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Scientific definitions for aminoglycoside

aminoglycoside

[ ə-mē′nō-glīkə-sīd′, ăm′ə- ]


  1. A compound containing amino sugars in glycoside linkage.

  2. Any of a group of antibiotics, such as streptomycin, having the chemical structure of this compound, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micomonospora bacteria and usually used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.

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