¦streptəˈzätəsə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin strepto- (from Streptomyces achromogenes , bacterium from which it is produced) + English -zotocin (perhaps from zo- + to xic + -my cin )
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 8 H 15 N 3 O 7 with antineoplastic and diabetogenic properties that has been isolated from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. achromogenes )