¦kaprēə¦mīs ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin capreo lus (specific epithet of Streptomyces capreolus ) + English -mycin
: an antibiotic obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. capreolus ) that is used to treat tuberculosis
¦kaprēə¦mīs ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin capreo lus (specific epithet of Streptomyces capreolus ) + English -mycin
: an antibiotic obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. capreolus ) that is used to treat tuberculosis
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012