NOVOBIOCIN


Meaning of NOVOBIOCIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnō-və-ˈbī-ə-sən ]

noun

Etymology: novo- (perhaps modification of Latin niveus snowy, specific epithet of the bacterium Streptomyces niveus ) + bi- + -my cin

Date: 1956

: a weak dibasic acid C 31 H 36 N 2 O 11 that is highly toxic to humans and is sometimes used as an antimicrobial drug in some serious cases of staphylococcic and urinary tract infection

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