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gramicidin

[ gram-uh-sahyd-n ]
/ ˌgræm əˈsaɪd n /

noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.

Nearby words

  1. gram.,
  2. grama,
  3. gramadan,
  4. gramarye,
  5. gramercy,
  6. gramineous,
  7. graminicolous,
  8. graminivorous,
  9. graminology,
  10. grammage

Origin of gramicidin

First recorded in 1935–40; Gram-(positive) + -i- + -cide + -in2
Also called gramicidin D.
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British Dictionary definitions for gramicidin

gramicidin

gramicidin D

/ (ˌɡræmɪˈsaɪdɪn) /

noun

an antibiotic used in treating local Gram-positive bacterial infections: obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis

Word Origin for gramicidin

C20: from Gram (-positive) + -cid (e) + -in
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Medicine definitions for gramicidin

gramicidin

[ grăm′ĭ-sīd′n ]

n.

An antibiotic produced by a Bacillis bacterium and used to treat certain gram-positive bacteria infections.
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