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lincomycin

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[ling-kuh-mahy-sin] / ˌlɪŋ kəˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of lincomycin

1960–65; < NL of the bacteria linco(lnensis) specific epithet of the bacteria + -mycin

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