bacitracin

American  

[bas-i-trey-sin] / ˌbæs ɪˈtreɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an antibiotic polypeptide derived by the hydrolytic action of Bacillus subtilis on protein, primarily used topically in the treatment of superficial infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive organisms.

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bacitracin British  

/ ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn /

noun

1. an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis

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Etymology

Origin of bacitracin

1940–45; baci(llus) + Trac(ey), misspelled surname of Margaret Treacy (1936–94), American child whose tissues were found to contain Bacillus subtilis + -in ²

Example Sentences

Many of the most common triggers of allergic contact dermatitis aren’t associated with organic-style products, such as the metal nickel and antibiotics neomycin and bacitracin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2016

Every week U.S. physicians are being bombarded with samples and ads of prefabricated antibiotic combinations�penicillin with novobiocin, neomycin with bacitracin, oleandomycin with tetracycline, and dozens more.

From Time Magazine Archive

By & large, they report, any two of four antibiotics in Group I�penicillin, streptomycin, bacitracin and neomycin�work well together.

From Time Magazine Archive

A plastic adhesive bandage impregnated with streptomycin, polymyxin and bacitracin is being test-marketed by Multibiotics Corp. of Baltimore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Phil slathers bacitracin on the cut and covers it with a couple bandages, then uses his water bottle to rinse away the dry blood from my leg.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed