amikacin

[ am-i-key-sin ]

/ ˌæm ɪˈkeɪ sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C22H45N5O13, used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.

Nearby words

amiee,
amiens,
amies,
amiga,
amigo,
amiloride,
amimeche,
amimia,
amin,
amin, idi

Origin of amikacin

perhaps ami(noglycoside) + ka(namy)cin (D), the antibiotic from which amikacin is derived; (Streptomyces) kanamyc(eticus) a bacterium that produces kanamycin + -in²