streptomycin

American  

[strep-tuh-mahy-sin] / ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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streptomycin British  

/ ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn /

noun

1. an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12

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streptomycin Scientific  

/ strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn /

1. An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C ₂₁ H ₃₉ O ₁₂ N ₇, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

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Etymology

Origin of streptomycin

1944; < New Latin Streptomyc ( es ) streptomyces + -in ²

Example Sentences

Streptomycin has been a staple in treating tuberculosis and other infections since the 1940s, while kasugamycin is less known but crucial in agricultural settings to prevent bacterial diseases in crops.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

Apple and pear growers have long managed the disease, by trimming dead branches and in recent decades, spraying antibiotics like Streptomycin.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2019

They include Gentamicin and Streptomycin, which Steyger was given for meningitis.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2016

The U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck gave out Streptomycin for free to post-war Japan when it was ravaged by tuberculosis.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2015

Streptomycin, a commonly used antibiotic, was the first cure for tuberculosis and saved many lives from being lost to the lung disease until the bacteria that causes it began to develop resistance.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2014

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