n.
Pronunciation: - ' thr ī -s ə n, - ' thri-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Streptothric-, Streptothrix, genus of bacteria, from strepto- + Greek trich-, thrix hair
Date: 1926
: any of a group of related basic antibiotics produced by a streptomyces ( Streptomyces lavendulae ) and active especially against bacteria