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lincomycin
[ ling-kuh-mahy-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lincomycin1
1960–65; < NL of the bacteria linco(lnensis) specific epithet of the bacteria + -mycin
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