aminoglycoside
Americanadjective
noun
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A compound containing amino sugars in glycoside linkage.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of aminoglycoside
Example Sentences
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Healthy mice given a low amount of an aminoglycoside developed a small degree of hearing loss.
From US News • Jul. 29, 2015
Investigators focused on aminoglycoside antibiotics, which doctors rely on to treat meningitis, bacteremia, and respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
From US News • Jul. 29, 2015
The Rubel/Raible team subjected the zebrafish larvae to ototoxic screening, again using aminoglycoside antibiotics.
From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2013
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