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gentamicin
[ jen-tuh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌdʒɛn təˈmaɪ sɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections.
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Origin of gentamicin
First recorded in 1960–65; respelling of gentamycin, probably equivalent to gent(ian violet), so called from the color of the source bacterium + -a- (as in kanamycin) + -mycin;see gentian violet, -mycin
Words nearby gentamicin
gens, gens du monde, genseng, Genseric, gent, gentamicin, gentamicin sulfate, genteel, genteelism, gentian, gentianaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for gentamicin
gentamicin
/ (ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn) /
noun
a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections
Word Origin for gentamicin
C20: from genta (of unknown origin) + -mycin
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