streptothricin

[ strep-tuh-thrahy-sin ]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈθraɪ sɪn /

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

streptolysin, streptomyces, streptomycin, streptonigrin, streptosepticemia, streptothricin, streptozocin, stresemann, stress, stress ball, stress fracture
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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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