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streptothricin

[ strep-tuh-thrahy-sin ]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈθraɪ sɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
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Origin of streptothricin

1925–30; strepto- + thric- (variant of trich-) + -in2

Words nearby streptothricin

streptodornase, streptokinase, streptolysin, streptomyces, streptomycin, streptothricin, Stresemann, stress, stress ball, stressbuster, stressed-out
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British Dictionary definitions for streptothricin

streptothricin
/ (ˌstrɛptəʊˈθraɪsɪn) /
noun
an antibiotic active against bacteria and some fungi, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae

Word Origin for streptothricin

from Streptothrix, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek thrix hair + -in)
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