aminoglycoside

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

adjective

of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.

noun

any of a group of bacterial antibiotics having aminoglycoside structure.

Origin of aminoglycoside

amino- + glycoside

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aminoglycoside in Medicine

aminoglycoside

[ə-mē′nō-glī′kə-sīd′, ăm′ə-nō-]

n.

Any of a group of bacteriocidal antibiotics derived from species of Streptomyces or Micromonosporum that are effective against aerobic gram-negative bacilli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

aminoglycoside in Science

aminoglycoside

[ə-mē′nō-glī′kə-sīd′, ăm′ə-]

A compound containing amino sugars in glycoside linkage.

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.