STREPTOMYCIN


Meaning of STREPTOMYCIN in English

noun Date: 1944 an antibiotic organic base C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12 that is produced by a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces griseus ), is active against many bacteria, and is used especially in the treatment of infections (as tuberculosis) by gram-negative bacteria

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