streptomycin
an antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Origin of streptomycin
1- Compare dihydrostreptomycin.
Words Nearby streptomycin
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How to use streptomycin in a sentence
Now that streptomycin is available, cases of tularemia in persons are easily cured.
A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha | E. Raymond Hall
British Dictionary definitions for streptomycin
/ (ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn) /
an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12
Origin of streptomycin
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for streptomycin
[ strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn ]
An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C21H39O12N7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.
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