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gramicidin
[ gram-uh-sahyd-n ]
/ ˌgræm əˈsaɪd n /
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noun Pharmacology.
a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
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Also called gramicidin D .
Origin of gramicidin
Words nearby gramicidin
gramarye, gram-atom, gram calorie, gram equivalent, gramercy, gramicidin, gramineous, graminicolous, graminivorous, graminology, grammage
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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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