STREPTOTHRICIN


Meaning of STREPTOTHRICIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈthrī-s ə n, -ˈthri- ]

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

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